bells

Example Sentences

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For Eagle, who loves the comfort and stability of the county, its French Empire-style courthouse and nearby lake, this was ringing alarm bells.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Alice is in Washington, though, when electronic alerts sound simultaneously in every major country on earth: “gongs, sirens, bells, phones.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Bond yields rose this month to levels that are setting off alarm bells across financial markets.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

There was nothing that set off alarm bells.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

She serves almost every role she can at the makeshift church too—she reads burial prayers for the dead, she rings the bells, she teaches the principles of the Catholic faith.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly