ringer
Example Sentences
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The Sun leads with Andy Burnham's "dead ringer", who calls herself "Mandy Burnham" on social media, placed next to the new prime minister.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
If someone needs a receiver for intramural football, he can be the ringer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
My phone lives in the bathroom in a charger with the ringer on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
"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
Mrs. Adler flips her ringer on, then slips her phone in the pocket of her shirt or pajama top or whatever it is.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
