rang
Example Sentences
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A local resident who rang the police said she saw a group of masked men near the vans, which were blocking a road in a village next to the military base.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
"They phoned the airbase police, who didn't answer the phone. It just rang out so she dialled 999," he told the BBC.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
A few days later, the phone rang and I recognized Jake’s voice: “Hey, they’re up to a hundred grand!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
After the hounding of Diana by the paparazzi, he says he personally rang tabloid newspaper editors to disinvite them from the Abbey funeral, after their invitations had already been sent out.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
As though it was choreographed, cries of outrage rang out, and I wished I’d paid more attention to what the guy was saying.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
