ping
Example Sentences
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There were days when I would wake in Scotland and switch on my phone, only for it to emit a rapid series of pings, and I would think to myself: Chloé’s been busy.
From Los Angeles Times
An American Airlines pilot, Ron Weiland was 54 years old and in good physical shape when he mysteriously lost his ability to play ping pong.
But with search warrants, police can get even greater detail, Kelley said, noting that “they can actually ping that phone in real time for you, which is extremely helpful.”
From Los Angeles Times
Conservative peer Lord Sharpe, the shadow business and trade minister, had tabled an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill during its latest stage of parliamentary ping pong in the House of Lords.
From BBC
The bill is currently stuck in what's known as "ping pong", because it is passing between the Lords and the Commons.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
