ringer
Example Sentences
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In an egg-and-spoon race, no one gets lonely or drunk, and there is unlikely to be a ringer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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
Could he be a ringer in Duke intramural basketball?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
Tom Hollander is a dead ringer for Capote, while Naomi Watts’ Babe Paley is stunning and tragic.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2024
The ringer was on silent, but Rindlisbacher could see Reggie had gotten a text.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
