: 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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While most of the homes in her neighborhood are watched over by doorbell and other personal security cameras, Peters opposes recent marketing attempts to install license plate reading cameras over West Meadowbrook streets.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
In much of the city, the wells are like doorbells, plentiful but seemingly invisible until someone points them out.
—Damien Cave Atul Loke, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
In much of the city, the wells are like doorbells, plentiful but seemingly invisible until someone points them out.
—Damien Cave Atul Loke, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Doorbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorbell. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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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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