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chime

[chahym] / tʃaɪm /


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In the pop melody “Volveré,” she questions where her heart will remain once she leaves town, as muffled trumpets chime in at the outro.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Late in the album, “Spirit Showing” features a twinkly keyboard that brings to mind the dusty chime of the celesta, as if the song takes place in a dim space illuminated by candlelight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The White House is racing to hammer out policies while the tech world and moral authorities chime in.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Jackson is just the latest star to chime in.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

“I remember now,” the woman said, her voice like a bamboo water chime.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

Barry chimes in gloomily, “I’m a surgeon and I can’t afford to buy a house.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

This chimes with other research which suggests that men are twice as likely to invest in stocks and shares than women, external, and women are more likely to subscribe to cash ISAs than men, external.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

I’d be curious if Peters chimes in on the question, having changed his mind on acquisitions not long ago.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

“The representation that you brought to the show is so beautiful,” Briones chimes in.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

I’m about to dive in, shatter the perfect mirror beneath me, when my phone chimes his chime, and the relaxed confidence I was enjoying rushes out of me, like water rushing from a broken dam.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

"So it is!" chimed in an off-duty fireman nearby.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Another vet chimed in: “It’s such a beautiful thing — we GET to do nothing if we want to.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

I think his son Rex Jones chimed in.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

Another chimed in: “Have fun! I love RV’ing. I haven’t been in about 15 years now, but I’m retired now. I really should start again!!!”

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

She pressed a button on the desk, and a tiny bell chimed.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

In the years that followed, whenever she popped up in the news, Trump couldn’t stop himself from chiming in.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

And together they honored another kind of star from the “Wallace” films, chiming together, “Cracking cheese, Gromit!”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2026

He hardly interrupts, chiming in only when his siblings are done talking.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

For the following “Cruise Ship Designer,” Mr. Dowse’s chiming guitar riff serves as the engine of the tune, as Ms. Shaw burrows deep into a character we haven’t really heard of in a song before.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

At times I would try to join in, chiming in about the “vacation home” my family had in Brooklyn, not realizing how ridiculous I sounded.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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