: 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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Detectives have been canvassing gun shops across the Tucson area, showing the doorbell video to see if anyone recognizes it.
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
Despite all that cash, AI still can’t ring a doorbell.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Sheriff Chris Nanos of Pima County, Arizona, tells CBS News that investigators searching for Nancy Guthrie believe the clothing and face mask worn by the suspect in the chilling doorbell video released last week were purchased at Walmart.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Police have increasingly relied on doorbell footage to solve crimes, and the company noted that Ring videos provided by neighbors were instrumental in identifying a suspect in the shooting at Brown University last fall.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
Despite all that cash, AI still can’t ring a doorbell.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Sheriff Chris Nanos of Pima County, Arizona, tells CBS News that investigators searching for Nancy Guthrie believe the clothing and face mask worn by the suspect in the chilling doorbell video released last week were purchased at Walmart.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Police have increasingly relied on doorbell footage to solve crimes, and the company noted that Ring videos provided by neighbors were instrumental in identifying a suspect in the shooting at Brown University last fall.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 13 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 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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