chime

Example Sentences

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A chime brings the sound bath to its formal end, signaling us to reacquaint ourselves with the physical present, to officially “wake up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The resulting furor reached the level that “Saturday Night Live” felt the need to chime in over the weekend, pointing out that Chalamet was lobbing stones from inside a glass house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Each date would last two minutes — a chime would alert the men when it was time to move clockwise to the next seat.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

“It makes sense to chime in and provide the facts and clarifications.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

And then someone would start talking, someone else would chime in, and the quiet of the barn would gradually be overtaken by conversations like these.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown