: a bell or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outer door
Examples of doorbell in a Sentence
We rang the doorbell until someone came to let us in.
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Suddenly, Chili and Bandit appear older and answer a doorbell ring.
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 12 Mar. 2026
What if your religious customs involved ringing the doorbells of strange men?
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
He’s sent on an assignment to write about a performance there by Black Sabbath, and approaches the back of the arena, ringing the doorbell at the bottom of a ramp leading into the arena.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The doorbell rings at Brent and Cass Bilodeau’s home in Tri-Cities, Washington.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 12 Mar. 2026
What if your religious customs involved ringing the doorbells of strange men?
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
He’s sent on an assignment to write about a performance there by Black Sabbath, and approaches the back of the arena, ringing the doorbell at the bottom of a ramp leading into the arena.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The doorbell rings at Brent and Cass Bilodeau’s home in Tri-Cities, Washington.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for doorbell
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“Doorbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorbell. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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doorbell
noun
door·bell
-ˌbel 
: a bell, gong, or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outside door
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