bell

Example Sentences

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When you’re a kid, it arrives all at once: the last school bell, the first trip to the pool, the permission slip feeling of a completely unscheduled Tuesday.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

GSK is making a tender offer for Nuvalent at $124 a share in cash, a 40% premium to where Nuvalent stock traded as of Monday’s closing bell.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

They traded blows in the seventh round before Billam-Smith landed a flurry of hooks leading up to the bell.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite edged into positive territory by the closing bell despite a sharp selloff on software stocks following significant gains the previous day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

When the bell rang, I reached for my backpack—and discovered a small plastic container sticking out of it.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows