bong

Example Sentences

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As Panyathong later told me, with “the jaew bong, I didn’t hold back — I was just like, ‘That’s just what it is.’

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Clock hands on all four sides halted for about half an hour from 09:00 BST on Wednesday, and the Big Ben bell failed to produce its famous "bong".

From BBC • May 19, 2023

Friday, the Keeper of the Great Clock and his team of horologists tested the bells, and crowds gathered nearby at Whitehall to honor Armistice Day heard the old boy bong again.

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022

Now, that tone has been replaced with a softer bong, which I find way less attention-grabbing.

From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2022

He could hear the mechanism of the clock complaining as the first b of the interrupted bong hovered in the air.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness