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whoop
-
whoop
The sound of a
police car
siren
.
2014
October 28, Sol Stein,
A Deniable Man
[1]
, Untreed Reads,
→ISBN
,
→OCLC
:
I heard the distinct
whoop-whoop
of the police siren behind us.
2019
March 22, Kate Jonez,
Lady Bits
[2]
, JournalStone,
→ISBN
,
→OCLC
:
I can barely hear the
whoop-whoop
of the sheriff's siren.
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