ringer
Example Sentences
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The Sun leads with Andy Burnham's "dead ringer", who calls herself "Mandy Burnham" on social media, placed next to the new prime minister.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
My phone lives in the bathroom in a charger with the ringer on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Retired nurse Nancy Reed has been through the ringer trying to get insurance for her home next to a San Diego County nature preserve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
"It was really fun for us to put them through the ringer and to basically have them look at each other and say: 'Are these differences too much for our partnership to succeed?'"
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
His pale complexion and round face would have made him a dead ringer for the man in the moon, if the moon had wispy blond hair, bright blue eyes, and a puzzled expression.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
