chimes

Example Sentences

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Two brothers who are lifelong sailors had the winning bid this week for the Victory Chimes, which is on the National Register of Historical Places.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

One evening in the early 1960s, Art Chimes went into the backyard of his Livingston, N.J., house and looked up.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022

Chimes ring mournfully in the breeze, and small white blossoms from a tree twist and twirl their way to a soft landing in the nearby pool.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022

The Chimes, a restaurant across the street from L.S.U., sells at least 60 pounds of alligator on game day, as much as it would normally go through in about a week.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021

Chimes rang* and then I heard faint and irregular footsteps tapping on a parquet floor, coming toward the door.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson