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

The answer traces back to a quirk in when the league office is or isn’t allowed to chime in to assist the officials on the field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

But I do think the poet might have regarded the death of the cat as more profound than the muffling of the chime of a watch.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin