WHISTLE in a Sentence
Learn WHISTLE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
200 example sentences for WHISTLE, such as:
1. He was whistling softly to himself.
2. The ship whistle shrieked to leave.
3. The referee blew the final whistle.
4. Please whistle up all the dogs quickly.
5. He gave a low long whistle of surprise.
2. The ship whistle shrieked to leave.
3. The referee blew the final whistle.
4. Please whistle up all the dogs quickly.
5. He gave a low long whistle of surprise.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of WHISTLE
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whistle
n. a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
n. the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
Classic Sentence: (185 in 13 pages)
1 Aubrey carried a whistle dangling from his buttonhole and a bicycle lamp attached to his belt while the others had short sticks thrust daggerwise through theirs.
2 He set off abruptly for the Bull, walking rapidly lest his father's shrill whistle might call him back; and in a few moments he had rounded the curve at the police barrack and was safe.
3 A second shrill whistle, prolonged angrily, brought one of the girls to the foot of the staircase.
4 His father's whistle, his mother's mutterings, the screech of an unseen maniac were to him now so many voices offending and threatening to humble the pride of his youth.
5 And when two constabulary men had come into sight round a bend in the gloomy road he had broken off his prayer to whistle loudly an air from the last pantomime.
6 Just then the whistle blew, and the train moved off.
7 Then, taking his little silver whistle from his pocket, he blew a low, shrill call.
8 The boat blew a long mournful whistle into the mist.
9 On hearing the guard's whistle he set the train in motion and a second or two afterwards brought it to rest in response to loud cries.
10 I pulled the string of the whistle, and I did this because I saw the pilgrims on deck getting out their rifles with an air of anticipating a jolly lark.
11 They whistle some dreadful popular air from a British Opera.
12 They got restless, and began to talk loudly and to whistle.
13 That ain't a police whistle: that's a sporting whistle.
14 Higgins throws back his head; stretches out his legs; and begins to whistle.
15 Because you can't speak and whistle at the same time.
Example Sentence:
1 England scored again, but the whistle had gone and the goal was disallowed.
2 A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time.
3 Don't whistle until you are out of the wood.
4 The referee blew the final whistle.
5 The referee blew his whistle for full time.
6 The ship whistle shrieked to leave.
7 He gave a low long whistle of surprise.
8 Please whistle up all the dogs quickly.
9 The teacher blew a whistle to start the race.
10 He used a whistle to decoy the birds within range.
11 The team were at their last gasp when the whistle went.
12 "Poor little thing!" said Alice, in a coaxing tone, and she tried hard to whistle to it.
13 We all saw the girl blush when a young man whistled as she walked by.
14 There was a yell at us, and a jingling of bells to stop the engines, a powwow of cussing, and whistling of steam -- and as Jim went overboard on one side and I on the other, she come smashing straight through the raft.
15 He was whistling softly to himself.