beep
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Drake’s bid to soundtrack the warm weather months is “Janice,” which incorporates a bizarre vocal modulation that makes the simple refrain—“beep beep baby”—strangely addictive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The court heard the victim pulled over to collect eggs from a shop, but stopped his car suddenly when he heard a loud beep.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
And, I promise, if the apocalypse actually comes, you can still beep me.”
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
Until then, drills buzz into concrete, construction lifts beep loudly, workers iron curtains and more art comes out of storage waiting for a moment in the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
If he stepped so much as three inches past our front door, a signal would beep at the sheriff’s station and they’d come after him again.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
At a stoplight, if there is a car ahead of me that starts to move, and I don’t, my car beeps twice and signals me on the display.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
“It’s not straightforward,” says David Clarke, a fisheries expert at Swansea University who was funded by EDF to monitor high-frequency beeps fired at tagged shad to see if they swam away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Nearby, one of the thousands of buyers that flock to this market every day is negotiating a price to buy more than 100 robots that turn into cars in a series of beeps and buzzes.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2025
Over the zaps of workers’ welding and beeps of a forklift, Cover representatives answered questions about the homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
“You know, one that just beeps or something?”
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
Shortly afterwards, mobile phones beeped in unison as a missile alert came in and the wail of sirens started up.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
Machines beeped and whirred as my husband laid on the hospital bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
Monitors beeped; Shakira played on the sound system.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2023
Another fortnight after that, Tetyana's phone beeped with a message: Sasha was at a Special School in Perevalsk, she read, and his mum could call to talk to him.
From BBC ● May 30, 2023
Ruth was dabbing at her mouth with her paper napkin, ever dainty, ever refined, even as the slot machines clanged and beeped one room over.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
"There's a quietness about our house now it's not chaos and beeping machines and medicines lined up along the counter and fear."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Tips for those feeling addicted to a beeping, chirping device.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"There was just this incessant beeping," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
The low hum of cars passing and horns beeping in the distance gives me a sense of safety; I’m never alone.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
A beeping sound fills the small room, coming from the laptop.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
