ringing
Example Sentences
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“A ringing phone now reads as an emergency, and most of us have been conditioned to meet surprise with a small spike of alarm,” Christa Smith, a psychologist in Georgia, said.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
Wedding bells are ringing for Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio and his longtime girlfriend Nikki Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
"The phone was ringing in the package," explains Commander Andy Featherstone, the Metropolitan police's lead on mobile phone theft.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Soprano Lise Davidsen was a mercurial Lady Macbeth, pushing her husband into dark deeds yet with more sides to her than her steely, ringing high notes would suggest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
A series of clicks and the line is ringing.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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