How to Use honk in a Sentence

honk

1 of 2 verb
  • I honked at the car in front of me.
  • We could hear the geese honking overhead.
  • Many of the cars honked and hung black flags out their windows.
    — Aron Heller, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2020
  • At that point, a passerby in a truck honked the horn and yelled at the dog, which ran away.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The driver honks the horn while speeding down the middle of the snowy street.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The cars around us honked and weaved — was this really worth it?
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The witness drove behind the Grand Prix and honked the car's horn before driving around the car.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Soulia would drive over, honk, and the family would be dressed and ready to step out the front door.
    — USA Today, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Bushelon said there were cues during the video for the church members to honk their horns.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 28 June 2020
  • Drivers honked and waved, some with tears in their eyes, said Jill Sady, who was holding one of the signs.
    — Tom Bell, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
  • If a bear does approach, drivers should honk and drive away.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 3 May 2023
  • People waved flags, crowds chanted and clapped, and cars honked their horns.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Packard asked lawmakers to honk their horns or flash their lights to vote yes.
    — Holly Ramer, Star Tribune, 6 Jan. 2021
  • Since much of the traffic was headed to the track, horn honks were numerous.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Participants were asked to clap and cheer but not to honk their horns.
    — Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Passers-by honked their horns and waved, while others took pictures.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The sounds of worms and microorganisms at work emerged as the honking peals of a saxophone.
    — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The game begins with a scene of a park with an onscreen instruction to press a button to honk.
    — Daniel Wolfe, Quartz, 20 Sep. 2019
  • While many people honk in support, others jeer and yell at him.
    — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Cheers went up among a small crowd gathered to watch the fallen general as cars circled the area and honked.
    — Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 4 June 2020
  • On the streets of the capital, Tunisians honked their car horns in celebration.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Oct. 2019
  • The capital got loud: Protesters banged pots and pans and the streets filled with the sounds of honking horns from passing cars.
    — Andrea Miliani, Teen Vogue, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Some set off fireworks or honked from their cars and motorbikes.
    — Clifford Krauss, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The only honking is that of Canadian geese, mixed with the trill of bird calls and patter of the garden fountain.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • Tourists have struggled with the winding one-and-a-half lane road that goes through the village, honking their way through any traffic.
    — Eric Bellman, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Many drivers honked their horns in solidarity.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Footage from various angles shows Good in her car blocking traffic and honking her horn.
    — Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Some honked, others asked questions and a man brought food for the people standing watch.
    — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Protesters of all age groups and ethnicities chanted and waved signs while passing motorists honked at them.
    — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Other vehicles honked in support.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026

honk

2 of 2 noun
  • Steal their glasses, taunt them with honks, drop the glasses out of their reach.
    — oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2019
  • That's about patience — as is my honk at the driver in front of me reading texts.
    — Christopher Borrelli Chicago Tribune (tns), Star Tribune, 2 Nov. 2020
  • There will also be the honk of late-night traffic and the clatter of passing trains.
    — Boyce Upholt, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2020
  • The most obvious symptom is a strong cough that can sound like a honk.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2021
  • Out of the basement, the beeps and honks of the synth danced around one another, just as the voices did in Paris some 900 years ago.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a constant game of call and response: a honk, then screams from picketers.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • By the afternoon, three honk shoooooos appeared alone on a spread.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2019
  • The honks come as single horn pumps, multi-toots, and long, sustained blares.
    — Rachel Becker, The Verge, 7 June 2018
  • Strike captains worked hard to cajole those who drove on to the property to give up a honk — and some did.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 May 2023
  • For the most part, protesters stayed in their vehicles, content to jam the streets and honk.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2020
  • My stress levels were so high that something as harmless as the honk of a car horn could send my heart rate to outer space.
    — Brad Stulberg, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2018
  • They were met with honks from passing cars and a high-five or discussion on gun laws from passersby.
    — Sarah Freishtat, Aurora Beacon-News, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Mine is the honk of Canadian geese, which takes me back to life as a 20-year-old student, living in halls after a break-up.
    — Fay Bound Alberti, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2019
  • By noon on Saturday, about two dozen people were milling on the Capitol steps, waving at the honks from passers-by.
    — oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019
  • Commuters joined the cacophony with their honks and screams.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
  • Signs warning drivers to signal their presence with a honk presage two bends in the narrow pass, which is wide enough for about one and a half cars.
    — Ben Brazil, latimes.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The sign has elicited honks, middle fingers and a few shouted four-letter words.
    — Hailey Branson-Potts, latimes.com, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Some honk and stick their fist out the car window in solidarity.
    — Dallas News, 29 June 2020
  • They were greeted with friendly honks, high-fives and thumbs-up gestures from drivers and passersby.
    — Jacqueline Lee, The Mercury News, 11 May 2017
  • About a half hour into the walk, one driver notices the yellow-vested faith walkers and taps four honks of approval.
    — Ryan Martin, Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2018
  • Babies clung to their parents and parents to their children as honks and hand gestures were exchanged.
    — Shelly Rivoli, latimes.com, 11 July 2019
  • The protesters marched up and down the edge of the property—careful not to trespass lest Broccoli call the police—while honks came in from passing cars.
    — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 10 July 2023
  • And the crowd erupted in cheers as cars passed on Melrose Avenue, letting off a near-constant stream of supportive honks.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • The rare honk is usually meant to alert, not intimidate.
    — Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Simmel was worried about street lamps, murals, the occasional honk of a horn.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2019
  • The calf makes a kazoo-like honk as Helaria lowers her head to check us out, stomping the ground with her muscular hind leg and shaking off a fly from her ear.
    — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows of the second-floor lounges in Brightline’s stations, riders can’t hear the honks of South Florida commuters.
    — Meryl Kornfield, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 July 2018
  • Some honk at their fellow drivers, and others slow down in confusion.
    — Dallas News, 16 June 2022
  • The louder and longer the honks, the louder the cheering grew.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • As Donovan waves to speeding cars and trucks below, loud honks and truck horns can be heard in solidarity below.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025

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