: 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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Someone had ordered pizza to the home, and a delivery driver spent some time ringing the doorbell before returning to his car, taking the pies with him.
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
The risky nighttime game involves ringing doorbells, knocking on doors or kicking doors, then running away before the homeowner answers.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
Over two decades after Roombas first entered our homes, most of our smart devices—Alexa assistants, Ring doorbells, and AI chatbots—still don’t physically interact with or move through the world around us.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
Captain Pauly said detectives immediately began reviewing Flock safety camera data and Ring doorbell video, which showed a black SUV stopping in the roadway, dropping off the victim's body and driving away.
—CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
The risky nighttime game involves ringing doorbells, knocking on doors or kicking doors, then running away before the homeowner answers.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
Over two decades after Roombas first entered our homes, most of our smart devices—Alexa assistants, Ring doorbells, and AI chatbots—still don’t physically interact with or move through the world around us.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
Captain Pauly said detectives immediately began reviewing Flock safety camera data and Ring doorbell video, which showed a black SUV stopping in the roadway, dropping off the victim's body and driving away.
—CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Doorbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorbell. Accessed 15 Jan. 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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