: 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.
Recent Examples on the WebNow in its fourth year of operation, the doorbell usually runs between March and late June.—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024 For example, under Pulse's Nest system, the doorbell only allows the camera and talk functionality.—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024 Dean wasn’t in the dungeon long before Dracula left him to go answer the doorbell.—EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024 When the number of patrons exceeds that amount, then the site loads the YouTube stream minus the doorbell.—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 Within hours of ringing that neighbor’s doorbell, Ruby and Hildebrandt had been arrested for child abuse and Ruby’s four minor children were placed into state custody.—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024 In January alone, Amazon sold 4,200 Eken doorbells under 11 product listings, according to Consumer Reports.—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024 Two days before, the couple’s youngest son, referred to in court documents as RF, had escaped the family therapist’s home in Ivins, Utah, where he and his younger sister, EF, were held captive, and rang a neighbor’s doorbell, asking for the police.—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024 Many of Amazon's Blink security cameras and doorbells are on sale right now, but the most attractive discount of the batch is a whopping 40% off the sturdy and powerful Blink Outdoor 4 floodlight camera.—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
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