the horn
noun
US slang
: the telephone
When he heard there was trouble, he got on the horn to the police.
Examples of the horn in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And moments before the horn sounded to stop play, Hubbard drilled a fairway metal from the rough over the winding creek in front of the green about 30 yards short of the flag.
—
ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
In a statement, the NCAA later confirmed a malfunction happened when the scoreboard system froze, causing the horn to also freeze and blare uninterrupted for several minutes.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Buzzkill The game was delayed for about 10 minutes in the first half because of a buzzer malfunction that caused the horn to blare nonstop for seven minutes.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
During the opening series of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tatiana Tate was called upon to blow the horn as the fearsome fireballer made his way through the outfield to the mound.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the horn
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
In a statement, the NCAA later confirmed a malfunction happened when the scoreboard system froze, causing the horn to also freeze and blare uninterrupted for several minutes.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Buzzkill The game was delayed for about 10 minutes in the first half because of a buzzer malfunction that caused the horn to blare nonstop for seven minutes.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
During the opening series of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tatiana Tate was called upon to blow the horn as the fearsome fireballer made his way through the outfield to the mound.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the horn
Cite this Entry
“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
