with bells and whistles
Example Sentences
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Bring the intensity and work rate and aggression and character of Thursday against Tottenham to Hampden - achieved, with bells and whistles attached.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2024
“I didn’t want to hide behind people. So I won’t. I won’t polish this with bells and whistles and publicists and corporate rhetoric. I’ll just stand out there and accept and be responsible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
The bridge is equipped with bells and whistles to alert drivers and pedestrians that the drawbridge is going up.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
Even if parachuting into a city that has faced many financial struggles with bells and whistles and bags that sell for thousands may seem a little incongruous.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
The river craft steamed and puffed, and blockaded the landing, now backing water and now forging forward, remonstrating with bells and whistles in strenuous dialogue.
From The Storm Centre by Murfree, Mary Noailles
