Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
Verb
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Most of those shouting questions at Tatis for 45 minutes were doing so in Spanish.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025 -
However, Ultraman is simple-minded and purely exists to follow Luthor's directions, down to the exact attack moves his handler shouts into his earpiece during fights.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Nearly half of the dogs, about 45 percent, consistently reacted to canine sounds such as barking or howling on TV.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
17 July 2025
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The crowd howled over a blaring horn signaling the goal.—
Sofia Schwarzwalder,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Erik is separated from his parents, and the sight of his wailing mother being dragged away causes a distressed Erik to try to rejoin them.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 July 2025
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Weather warning sirens are installed outside on tall poles and make a loud wailing sound to warn people in the area when water levels rise, signaling an imminent flood.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The inadvertent launch of the saucer was caught on videotape, as was the panic after Falcon’s older brother, Bradford, yelled that the 6-year-old could not be located.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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On July 5, 2025, Aaron came into my townhouse with his father and got within inches of my face and began yelling at me … with his right hand violently hit the bill of my hat with the back of his hand, which caused my hat to fly off my head.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Citing a police report, Fox 35 and the News-Journal reported that Sullivan was waiting outside for Williams to show up to the home with her food delivery when her baby began to cry inside the home.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Cohost Mark Consuelos teed up the moment during Tuesday morning's host chat, which shifted to cover the topic of why exhaustive marathons often make people — both participants and spectators — cry.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Sirens blared, car horns honked and church bells pealed.—
Si Liberman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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After the funeral, St. Peter's great bells pealed in mourning.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The new measles cases occurred just a few weeks after the Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced two unvaccinated infants had died of whooping cough in the last six months, marking the first deaths from the illness since 2018.—
Molly Gregory,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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The film earned a hugely enthusiastic seven-minute standing ovation and, in perhaps a Cannes first, saw Skarsgard hug a man dressed in a gimp mask as the audience whooped and cheered.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
18 May 2025
Verb
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There was a big group assembled on the other side of the street, huddled together under the orange cone of a street light, clapping and hollering and stamping their feet.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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The kids are running around, hollering and screaming, having a good ‘ole time, and Frankie Beverly and Maze are blaring through the speakers.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 June 2025
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“Bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bell. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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