103 examples of honked in sentences

A taxicab slid by, its honk as sorrowful as the cry of a plover in a bog.

In the sky above them, wild geese with flashing white wings honked away toward the south, and a meadow lark, that jolly fellow who comes early and stays late, on a red-leafed haw-tree poured out his little heart in melody.

A rush, a startled honk!

Grouse drummed a welcome in the woods; the honk of wild geese filled the air with a joyous clangor, and in every open pool the ducks were quacking.

Nevertheless she stood there, controlling herself, until the motor horn had honked its farewell to a chorus of children's laughter.

A wedge of wild-fowl honked low overhead and at sight of the encampment veered swiftly to the north into the smouldering sun.

A stray wild-fowl honked somewhere to seaward, and the surf broke limply and hollowly on the sand.

Amber stretched and went back into her room, emerging when Art honked the horn in his pickup.

A horn honked.

An automobile horn honked behind her.

It is a perfectly harmless affliction, but it gets on nerves in the same way as it did when first it huicked and honked and strangled and choked in the seventies of last century.

The wedding party, only six motor-cars full on the second day, all in wreaths of tuberoses and wild-cherry rind, the bride still in her point-lace veil, and the groom and all the guests cheered with the champagne they had drunk, drove under the shed from the suburbs and honked their horns, to the horror of the secretary-general and the others.

honk!" from many throats, in many keys, louder and louder, confused as children's voices at play; then in turn diminishing, retreating.

Suspicious even here, they were taking their time; but distinct now amid the confusion was the sound of their great wings against the denser air, and the "Honk!

honk!" was a continuous chatter.

honk!" shrilled the flock now safe in the air.

Vol.2: Corn pit-Honk.

Pt.10: Gold reserve-Honk.

she directed, and Jules honked and honked, but the limousine did not budge.

she directed, and Jules honked and honked, but the limousine did not budge.

Took his pigs' livers, too, and worked 'em up into a genuine Strasburg pâté de foie gras that made the wild geese honk when they flew over his packing-house.

And then he carried on a whispered conversation with the mother, gave the loudest honk I ever heard him utter, and went on: "I baptize thee, Owen Lovejoy Gowdy.

A stray wildfowl honked somewhere to seaward, and the surf broke limply and hollowly on the sand.

Although for a month the young sportsmen had been expecting them, and had carefully scanned the river every morning, and listened for the welcome "honk-honk" that should announce the arrival of the wished-for game, this was the first flock that had made its appearance.

Although for a month the young sportsmen had been expecting them, and had carefully scanned the river every morning, and listened for the welcome "honk-honk" that should announce the arrival of the wished-for game, this was the first flock that had made its appearance.

103 examples of  honked  in sentences