ringer

Example Sentences

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If someone needs a receiver for intramural football, he can be the ringer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

A weirdo dog lets you “show your individuality,” said Terence Nelson, 38, an influencer marketing strategist in New York whose fuzzy Brussels griffon, Sue, is a dead ringer for an Ewok.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

"It was really fun for us to put them through the ringer and to basically have them look at each other and say: 'Are these differences too much for our partnership to succeed?'"

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

Tom Hollander is a dead ringer for Capote, while Naomi Watts’ Babe Paley is stunning and tragic.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

It had taken him two whole minutes to run down the stairs, and maybe he’d accidentally had the ringer turned off and so he’d missed a call from Josie.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix