ring out
phrasal verb
rang out; rung out; ringing out; rings out
: to be heard loudly and clearly
A shot rang out.
Cheers rang out as the winner was announced.
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Soon after, the first call to dawn prayer rang out, echoing over the still streets.
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Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
The Fitzgerald's bell, which once sat beneath the icy waters of Lake Superior, rings out 30 times every year.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Last month, gunshots rang out in the areas surrounding two HBCUs, leaving administrators scrambling as schools attempted to ramp up security in the wake of the violence.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Another sound rang out, alarming albeit hopeful: more help.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
The Fitzgerald's bell, which once sat beneath the icy waters of Lake Superior, rings out 30 times every year.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Last month, gunshots rang out in the areas surrounding two HBCUs, leaving administrators scrambling as schools attempted to ramp up security in the wake of the violence.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Another sound rang out, alarming albeit hopeful: more help.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ring out
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“Ring out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20out. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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