ringer
Example Sentences
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Paul Revere was a bell ringer in Boston, where church bells were tolled to signal fires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 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
"I don't think Usman will have a choice. I think Khabib will have taken him back to the mountains in Dagestan after that first fight and absolutely put him through the ringer," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
Could he be a ringer in Duke intramural basketball?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
The man he approached was Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Jr. A dead ringer for actor Jimmy Stewart, Vanderbilt was a gangly twenty-five-year- old whose gentle, self-effacing manner belied his fabulous wealth.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
