: 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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When police rang the doorbell at the nearby property, an officer saw a man through a window walking to the door holding a gun.
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The robots get stuck in potholes, can’t reach doorbells and are sometimes abused by humans.
—Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The man seen in the doorbell footage has been described as being about 5 feet, 9 inches or 5 feet, 10 inches tall with an average build.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Investigators have recovered doorbell footage and DNA evidence and are searching for her pacemaker.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The robots get stuck in potholes, can’t reach doorbells and are sometimes abused by humans.
—Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The man seen in the doorbell footage has been described as being about 5 feet, 9 inches or 5 feet, 10 inches tall with an average build.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Investigators have recovered doorbell footage and DNA evidence and are searching for her pacemaker.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 20 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 3 Mar. 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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