ding-dong

Example Sentences

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Inside were cameras and listening devices throughout the house; anyone approaching his locked bedroom would be detected and announced by loud ding-dong sounds before reaching the bedroom door.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

It went to eight deuces before a netted backhand allowed Siniakova to level the set at 3-3 before another ding-dong battle in the next game.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

I was delighted it was a proper ding-dong of a race, and you want to win the good ones.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Everyone singing the "ding-dong" song from "The Wizard of Oz" has a right to enjoy whatever the relative silence her absence yields.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2021

The electronic bell over the door would ding-dong when I walked in, and Baba would look over his shoulder, wave, and smile, his eyes watering from fatigue.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini