bell

Example Sentences

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But it does feel like Justice Jackson is out there at the top of the mountain ringing a very loud alarm bell to say: This is the play.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

When you’re a kid, it arrives all at once: the last school bell, the first trip to the pool, the permission slip feeling of a completely unscheduled Tuesday.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Nobody rings a bell, as they say, but sometimes we have a conversation or an experience that sets off a klaxon in our heads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Shares in Marvell jumped 8.4% to $283 ahead of the opening bell.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

We needed rope and sent Lester as the smallest boy up the bell rope in the tower.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck