ringer

Example Sentences

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Paul Revere was a bell ringer in Boston, where church bells were tolled to signal fires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

Retired nurse Nancy Reed has been through the ringer trying to get insurance for her home next to a San Diego County nature preserve.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

"It was really fun for us to put them through the ringer and to basically have them look at each other and say: 'Are these differences too much for our partnership to succeed?'"

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

"I don't think Usman will have a choice. I think Khabib will have taken him back to the mountains in Dagestan after that first fight and absolutely put him through the ringer," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

The ringer sounded again, its jagged noise filling the apartment.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai