: 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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Josh lights several candles and crushes some Viagra in preparation for the arrival of one Alexis, but when the doorbell rings, there is no beautiful 26-year-old waiting for him.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The modules are found in doorbells, refrigerators and thermostats, among other devices.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
At around eight-thirty, the doorbell rang, and Garrison went to meet her.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The video shows the pacing man pounding on the front door and attempting to kick it in before yanking down a hanging doorbell fixture near the entryway and hurling it at the doorway.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The modules are found in doorbells, refrigerators and thermostats, among other devices.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
At around eight-thirty, the doorbell rang, and Garrison went to meet her.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The video shows the pacing man pounding on the front door and attempting to kick it in before yanking down a hanging doorbell fixture near the entryway and hurling it at the doorway.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 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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