ringer
Example Sentences
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My phone lives in the bathroom in a charger with the ringer on.
Mrs. Adler flips her ringer on, then slips her phone in the pocket of her shirt or pajama top or whatever it is.
From Literature
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The appeals court said those earlier statues were “historical dead ringers.”
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
A weirdo dog lets you “show your individuality,” said Terence Nelson, 38, an influencer marketing strategist in New York whose fuzzy Brussels griffon, Sue, is a dead ringer for an Ewok.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.