: a bell or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outer door
Examples of doorbell in a Sentence
We rang the doorbell until someone came to let us in.
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According to the local Gulf Coast News, the 51-year-old man was at his home in Naples, Fla., when three kids approached his home, rang the doorbell, and ran away.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 17 July 2025
Things like doorbell sounds, car horns, or human faces more often triggered reactions in skittish pets.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
The Blink Video Doorbell is a complete kit that includes the doorbell and a Sync Module Core, which is needed to connect the doorbell to your network and the Blink Home Monitor app.
—PC Magazine, 15 July 2025
In the clip, a dog can be seen jumping up to press the doorbell.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 17 July 2025
Things like doorbell sounds, car horns, or human faces more often triggered reactions in skittish pets.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
The Blink Video Doorbell is a complete kit that includes the doorbell and a Sync Module Core, which is needed to connect the doorbell to your network and the Blink Home Monitor app.
—PC Magazine, 15 July 2025
In the clip, a dog can be seen jumping up to press the doorbell.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for doorbell
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“Doorbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorbell. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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doorbell
noun
door·bell
-ˌbel 
: a bell, gong, or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outside door
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