bell-ringer
Example Sentences
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Grotesque bell-ringer Quasimodo saves Gypsy Esmeralda from a mob and a corrupt priest in medieval Paris.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2019
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
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
But, he was blessed by Archbishop Benjamin in 2011 and says he’s the first official tonsured bell-ringer in the United States since the Russian Revolution.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2017
I set the bell-ringer and stooped to open the furnace door to cool the fire, when—chug!
From The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
