chiming

Example Sentences

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I recently rented a car that had the feature and it kept chiming in about the last time I rested or telling me it was time to rest again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

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

“We specialize in craft lattes…we have breakfast burritos,” Marcos said, with the beaming mayor chiming in “Oh boy!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 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

And then she smiles and walks into the dining room, leaving Marco alone in the hall, just as the clock begins chiming midnight and the first course is served.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern