bell-ringer

Example Sentences

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Her late grandfather was an experienced bell-ringer and she believes he would be proud of her learning to ring just in time for 6 May.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023

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

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

Walter briefly related their adventure with the bell-ringer, omitting any reference to the captain's superstitious fears, much to the old sailor's relief.

From The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades by Davis, J. Watson