gong

Example Sentences

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There is even a gong, which is used to celebrate business milestones, new funding rounds or anything else worth marking with a ceremonial bang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Weeks after winning the best new artist Grammy, she bagged the evening's most coveted Album Of The Year gong, beating out indie singer Sam Fender, rockers Wolf Alice, pop star Lily Allen and rapper Dave.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Danger feels suspended in the soft-blue light, in which the lion’s tail and the round, silvery moon, balanced just-so, are poised like a raised mallet and gong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

I wasn’t watching movies thinking I was gong to make movies.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

When the gong rang for the next round we pushed through the near-sacred quiet to the herd of children outside.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou