ring a bell
Example Sentences
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With its four national titles and some famous names from the past, including Jim Calhoun, Kemba Walker and Rip Hamilton, the name “Connecticut” certainly should ring a bell, even if it might not tread all the way into true blueblood territory.
From Seattle Times
Once coifed, participants ring a bell to ask for a staff member to shoot their pic.
From Washington Post
And then there were the final challenges, which were on the laborious side – watching men run back and forth and ring a bell is just as exciting as that sounds, even if it is exhausting – and which made the 87-minute closer seem twice as long.
From Salon
If you watch Fox News, you’ve almost certainly heard a thing or two about critical race theory lately — though for viewers of other cable news networks, it may barely ring a bell.
From Washington Post
First: Does the name Cecil de Blaquière Howard ring a bell?
From Los Angeles Times
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