chime

Example Sentences

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A chime brings the sound bath to its formal end, signaling us to reacquaint ourselves with the physical present, to officially “wake up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Each date would last two minutes — a chime would alert the men when it was time to move clockwise to the next seat.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

“It makes sense to chime in and provide the facts and clarifications.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

But curiously, and perhaps ironically, his range of interests, though in fact reprising venerable leftwing sympathies, may also chime with the sort of conservatism that values settled skills and customs—a settled pace of life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The chime of jingle bells announced Emily’s and James’s entrance into Hollister’s store.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman