bell-ringer
Example Sentences
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Wednesday was a bell-ringer for the U.S. stock market, marking 3,453 days in a bull market rally — the longest on record.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2018
And playing Quasimodo, the much-maligned Notre Dame Cathedral bell-ringer, is the fresh-faced young actor Joshua Castille.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2018
As Page wove his way through the holiday crowd, he talked about his troubles, raising his voice to be heard above a Salvation Army bell-ringer.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2017
"Everybody who was playing sports 30 years ago will tell you that nobody thought a concussion was an issue. It was a bell-ringer," Leddy said.
From US News ● Apr. 6, 2016
Then, as the students poured in, an increasing stream, the alarm weight was released by the bell-ringer, and fell slowly some four or five feet, from the top of the clock to a platform below.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
