: 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 Web
At Paulsen’s house, players walk past a minivan in the driveway, ring the doorbell and listen for a moment as Paulsen and Kelly corral the dogs and the kids.
—
Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
For broader cross-platform features and local storage, the TP-Link Tapo D225 remains the Editors’ Choice in this price tier, but for ease and value, Blink’s latest doorbell nails the basics.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Owens was a Black mother shot by a white woman through a locked door, mirroring similar national cases where Black individuals were shot under stand your ground laws while doing things like jogging or ringing unfamiliar doorbells.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
The nightmarish doorbell cam footage shows one of the trio making a throat cutting gesture.
—John Toher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doorbell
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
For broader cross-platform features and local storage, the TP-Link Tapo D225 remains the Editors’ Choice in this price tier, but for ease and value, Blink’s latest doorbell nails the basics.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Owens was a Black mother shot by a white woman through a locked door, mirroring similar national cases where Black individuals were shot under stand your ground laws while doing things like jogging or ringing unfamiliar doorbells.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
The nightmarish doorbell cam footage shows one of the trio making a throat cutting gesture.
—John Toher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doorbell
Cite this Entry
“Doorbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorbell. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
doorbell
noun
door·bell
-ˌbel 
: a bell, gong, or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outside door
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share