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chime

[chahym] / tʃaɪm /


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Time stands still at the nearby burnt-out house of the Siman Tov family, where a wind chime dangles by the door.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Martin's words, Cooper-Lesadd said, "just completely did not chime with the type of person that I am and the values that I have".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

My phone vibrates and I’m counting on it being the Plutos, but that hope gets squashed once a chime follows.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

“That’s teamwork,” chimes in Castaneda, who has worked at Langer’s for 43 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Spiritual jazz and psychedelic soul are cornerstones of her sound, along with new-age accouterments like prayer bowls and chimes blended with instruments including Fender Rhodes keyboards and vibraphone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

This trend chimes with the Gen Z and millennial mantra to bring your “whole, authentic self” to work, said Rebecca Thornton, a partner at talent advisory firm Spencer Stuart in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

He said the chimes only played for a few seconds at a time and questioned weather the 19:00 rule should be reviewed, branding it "outdated".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The bell above the door chimes as we walk in.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

It also chimed with his wider brand of politics as a former union leader: standing up to powerful figures.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Miller chimed in, “That’s the last thing you wanna do is get LeBron going here in this building.... And guess who’s playing peacemaker? Spike Lee! He’s over here playing peacemaker. Boy, I have seen everything.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Winer, whom Kao described as Navatek’s chief lobbyist, chimed in to say that Graham could stay only 45 minutes, and Kao replied that all they needed to hear was “yes.”

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

On the rare occasions when he chimed in, it wasn’t to ask Claude about the unintelligible string of equations on his screen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

My phone chimed as she turned it off.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

And finally, they’ll discuss why Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest market tinkering has everyone chiming in.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

He went on to form The Smiths with Morrissey in 1982, defining an entire era of indie music with his intricate, chiming tones - rooted in British pop, while stubbornly avoiding cliché.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

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

The bell that had been chiming inside her fell silent.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater


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