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[jing-guhl] / ˈdʒɪŋ gəl /


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With nearly seven million views on social media, the campaign jingle inspired by the Puerto Rican star calls on people not to "let go of the Brazilian flag."

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

But she walked offstage to a new jingle that went, “At my Tennessean Truck Stop, everyone belongs.”

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Orange County court originally ruled the jingle a violation of California’s false advertising law for failing to disclose its religious affiliations, and it was subsequently pulled from the airwaves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

The result was fairly ridiculous: more like a greeting-card jingle than a poem by anyone over the age of 10.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

I woke to the jingle of sleigh bells.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

In turn, an expanding roster of immersive, cinematic TV made the medium’s cheesy jingles and pandering copy look and sound discordant.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

The jingles and sounders used to identify CBS News network programming heard on the stations for decades have also been part of the listening experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

In television interviews, his wife and nine children sang campaign jingles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

The ball jingles and is bowled underarm along the pitch.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

It wiggles and jingles but is worthless to pull on.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

Cards are being dealt, dice are rolling and slot machines flashed and jingled for the first customers who started gambling again early Thursday in Las Vegas and throughout the state.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2020

Bert jingled his black change purse with a sly grin.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 28, 2018

During Friday’s demonstration, nearly everyone in the crowd raised their arms, keys in hand, and jingled them together, a symbol of the peaceful protests of the 1989 Velvet Revolution that turned out the Communist government.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2018

We make repeat visits to Chili’s for the famously jingled baby back ribs or to Carl’s Jr. for the Western bacon cheeseburger. Chains deliver unique and specific flavors, tastes you can’t get anywhere else.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2015

The wind chimes jingled against the glass door as it swung open.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Some walkers carried jingling shells to mark their previous participation in another very long walk: the Camino de Santiago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The bowler must ask the striker if he or she is ready and then yell "play" as the jingling ball is delivered underarm with at least one bounce.

From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025

As a member of the U.S. team, Alvaro Mora Arellano stations himself along the sideline, waiting for the jingling ball to come his way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024

In the end, it wasn’t the bell that signaled something was up, but the jingling of a court officer’s keys — a ring full of them clanking as Maj.

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024

Hila’s voice rose an octave as she moved to stand by Ekon, ankle bells jingling with each step.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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