beep

Example Sentences

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The court heard the victim pulled over to collect eggs from a shop, but stopped his car suddenly when he heard a loud beep.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

She added: “I promise if the apocalypse actually comes you can still beep me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Every now and then, my watch would beep to signal that another mile had passed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The funkiest thing a “radioactive shrimp” would do—that is, if you put a radiation sensor over such a crustacean, says Pillai—is beep.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2025

Not wishing to call attention to himself, the agent gave the horn a brief beep, then drove right up to the pig, which snorted desultorily, refusing to move on.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols