ringing

Example Sentences

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Despite a war, rising gasoline prices and a 74-year low in consumer sentiment, registers kept ringing the past couple of months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The finale is a ringing collective anthem celebrating having moved through the darkness into the light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

A survey by the polling firm Datafolha published on April 11 sent alarm bells ringing throughout the Lula camp.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Usually, when a story isn't right or has perhaps leapt to conclusions seen to be unreasonable, my phone will be ringing in seconds.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

After all the ringing, her voice burbled out: “You got Josie! Well, not actually, because you really just got my voicemail. But leave a message, and I’ll call you back!”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix