: the sound made by a cell phone to signal an incoming call
Examples of ringtone in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThen, Rexha, from inside a hotel room, and Tove Lo, lounging by a pool, answered separate calls with the same ringtone featuring Minogue’s voice.—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024 In celebration of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Netflix has teamed up with early aughts ringtone icon Crazy Frog for a music video that pits him against the titular detective reprised by Eddie Murphy.—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 July 2024 Reddit’s first day of trading Thursday was a soft ringtone tickling the ear of a sleepy IPO market.—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024 The video post sees Smith sleeping on a boat, ignoring a flurry of notification sounds and ringtones.—Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for ringtone
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