gong

Example Sentences

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There is even a gong, which is used to celebrate business milestones, new funding rounds or anything else worth marking with a ceremonial bang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The band's Noel Gallagher was in attendance to collect the gong for songwriter of the year.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Speaking about Buckley's nomination for the best actress gong, O'Farrell said she was delighted.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Danger feels suspended in the soft-blue light, in which the lion’s tail and the round, silvery moon, balanced just-so, are poised like a raised mallet and gong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

His eyes were open and had blinked once before the high gong struck.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck