jingle
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The catchy jingle that has been getting stuck in heads for nearly three decades was pulled from the air after a California man took Kars4Kids to court for false advertising.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
While the jingle could be pulled from the air again depending on the result of the appeal, for now, it will remain a part of your morning commute in California.
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
The single opens with the sound of jingle bells being briskly rung.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
Miss Celia spells out her telephone number like a floor- mopping jingle, “Emerson two-sixty-six-oh-nine!”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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 band eventually dissolved, and Colin moved to Singapore for a year to write jingles.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
My father is exasperated; he jingles his keys in his pocket.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
When toys failed to pacify her, I jingled my keys.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
As an ice cream truck jingled up to the curb, Sonia Eaddy, the block party’s organizer, stepped up to the microphone.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2021
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
The white man laughed softly, jingled some coins in his pocket, took out one and thumped it to the floor.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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
I had to go through a labyrinth of bolted doors to get to this kitchen - in the corners of the room, officers with jingling keys are looking on.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024
Dicey turned her head when she heard the shop door open with a jingling of bells.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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