ringing

Example Sentences

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"Ringing doorbells, knocking on doors, alerting the neighbours, telling them to leave -- that's what the situation was like," he said.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

Ringing the walls is whatever graffiti survived the construction, cleaned up with a dry brush to remove any flaking paint.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

"We want to make sure that there are ringers for every church so that we can all ring out for the coronation," says Amanda Richmond, from the Association of Ringing Teachers.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023

Ringing in a Jubilee won't happen on its own.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2022

Ringing the atrium, the second-storey balconies were empty except for potted azaleas hanging from the white metal railings.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan