bell
Example Sentences
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A shop owner has described how she locks her door during opening hours and customers have to ring the bell to get in after her store was targeted by thieves last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
There’s no such thing, and should set off a huge alarm bell.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The American dominated from the opening bell, repeatedly punishing Benn as the 29-year-old charged forward with a wild and increasingly desperate approach.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
As usual, the names of the victims were read out, and a bell was rung to mark major moments in the attack.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Anyway, when Tansy went to ringing that bell in the morning to call us inside, she’d get nothing but a muffled thump.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
