peal

Example Sentences

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Smith’s $5,000 donation proved a savvy investment: He owns two brownstones in Brooklyn today, Lee notes, with a peal of laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

For, in case you missed it, a peal of what may or may not have been the archangel Gabriel’s horn cut through the noise a few days ago signaling, ominous, that it’s time.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2023

The bells of Westminster Abbey will peal at 1 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

She wasn’t sure if all the city’s bells would peal, and if heads of state and armies of pilgrims would rush into Rome.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022

Suddenly its harsh bell clanged again, and then broke into a shattering peal.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien