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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The plaza behind San Jose City Hall was filled with Deadheads and DJs on Thursday night, as the city distinctively celebrated its historic connection to the Grateful Dead by illuminating City Hall in light show of swirling colors, with the legendary band’s music ringing out in the courtyard. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025 Inside the company's rehearsal studio, the familiar chords of Tchaikovsky ring out as dancers glide across the floor. Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2025 Ahead of the coup announcement, witnesses said gunfire rang out in the capital Bissau for about an hour near the electoral commission headquarters and presidential palace. Reuters, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025 One man is dead, and three others were shot, including two children, after gunfire rang out Saturday afternoon in an Arizona parking lot. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 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 16 Dec. 2025.

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