ring a bell
Example Sentences
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Does this picture ring a bell with you?
From Los Angeles Times
We watch her ring a bell that pokes out from the wall at the bottom-left corner of the painting.
From Literature
“Muffinshire Lane? Doesn’t ring a bell, I’m afraid. But don’t fret, Miss Lumley. I’ve a knack for navigation. It’s in the blood; the men in my family have been sailors going back generations. Say, do you happen to have a map handy? I bet I can help you sort everything out, if you’ll let me have a look.”
From Literature
There are less well remembered presidents, for sure — does the name John Tyler ring a bell? — and assassins better known than Guiteau, but if you’re going to make a docudrama, it does help to choose a story that might be more surprising to viewers and comes with a murder built in.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Cash’s name may ring a bell.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
