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Example Sentences
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At home, when my phone would ding at night with a text from Mom, my sister would sigh dramatically and mutter that Mom should be home at night, not texting me from her corner office.
From Literature
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It may be hard not to feel like a lower credit limit or a temporary ding to your score is a reflection on you, but it’s really not.
From MarketWatch
But what happens when the detox is over and the chorus of text pings, slack dings and social media notifications swells throughout the rest of the year?
From Los Angeles Times
Before I can say anything, his phone dings.
From Literature
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An inflow of Venezuelan oil could ding the long-term demand for domestic crude.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.