bell-ringer
Example Sentences
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Her late grandfather was an experienced bell-ringer and she believes he would be proud of her learning to ring just in time for 6 May.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2023
The 45th president’s unprecedented, face-to-face encounter with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 30, 2019, was a global bell-ringer.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
As Page wove his way through the holiday crowd, he talked about his troubles, raising his voice to be heard above a Salvation Army bell-ringer.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2017
But, he was blessed by Archbishop Benjamin in 2011 and says he’s the first official tonsured bell-ringer in the United States since the Russian Revolution.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2017
The old bell-ringer of the near-by church even said he had seen this ghost once, when he went, late one night, to wind the church clock.
From Tales from Dickens by Rives, Hallie Erminie
