chiming

Example Sentences

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In the years that followed, whenever she popped up in the news, Trump couldn’t stop himself from chiming in.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

He hardly interrupts, chiming in only when his siblings are done talking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

In 1996, the Mavericks won a Grammy Award for “Here Comes the Rain,” a chiming roots-rock number from their album “Music for All Occasions,” which featured appearances by Trisha Yearwood and the accordionist Flaco Jiménez.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Whitaker apologized for a text message chiming in during our conversation: “The cast group chat is blowing me up,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

But tempus fugit, as the chiming of the library clock made clear, and since Edward Ashton had left, the time had flown faster than a keen-eyed peregrine falcon swooping earthward for its prey.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood