ping

Example Sentences

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Not long after the game ended, he heard the ping of a text message.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Lu - the 64-year-old president of the American Changle Association, a Chinese community group - argued he was simply trying to help people renew driver's licenses and facilitate social activities like mahjong and ping pong.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

In Australia, Surfshark’s ping times ranged from 281 to 422 ms, while NordVPN’s latency was lower — between 292 and 406 ms — based on test data.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

"Ross stayed awake one night listening to the 'ping ping ping' of the smaller stones coming down but the bigger ones - you really hear them thud," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

There’s no way she doesn’t realize I’m in here....She smiles at something on her phone, tap-tap-tap-tap-taps around, and after literally two seconds, there’s the ping of an incoming text.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone