How to Use ringer in a Sentence

ringer

noun

• And he's brought in a few ringers.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
• Let’s start with the ringer so far.
  — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
• About all the ways this show has been put through the ringer.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
• Is that now what getting a ringer will mean?
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
• The mute switch is the fastest way to make sure your ringer will not sound.
  — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 20 Oct. 2022
• Farfan had a ringer about to try track for the first time.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
• Just remember to turn that phone ringer off.
  — Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
• A lot of young pitching going through the ringer for the first time.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
• Oh, and it’s backed by experts to work for those who put their feet through the ringer.
  — Mary Honkus, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
• Just add a ringer tee, black kicks, sunnies, and an It bag.
  — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 May 2026
• And even more cheap watches can ring your phone at full volume even if the ringer is turned off.
  — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
• All the best fishing coolers in my life have been through the ringer and are still going strong.
  — Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• Eyes Climbing Everest puts your eyes through the ringer.
  — Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
• The fourth senior John Starzyk walked out of that gym with all the root beer, that ringer.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2023
• Bentyne has been through the ringer and back during her decades with the Transfer.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2022
• Throughout this season, Charlie is put through the ringer.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
• The women’s line spans ringer tees, crochet tanks, corset snap dresses, shirt vests and smocked dresses.
  — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
• The signature OnePlus ringer switch is nowhere to be found.
  — PC Magazine, 13 Nov. 2025
• Starting pitcher Bobby Miller was put through the ringer first.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023
• Kansas basketball fans have gone through an emotional ringer the past few days.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
• The national police had a track and field club, and Ser-Od was a bit of a ringer.
  — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• Together, our crew put over fifty different base layers through the ringer.
  — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
• In some of those places, the people who weren’t put through the work-requirements ringer were in fact more likely to have work.
  — Bryce Covert, The New Republic, 20 Aug. 2021
• Overall, though, except for a few ringers, the people around us, while quite intent, were very polite.
  — Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
• The nylon frame and lenses were designed to be put through the ringer and will last for decades with proper care and storage.
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2022
• These are just two people who have gone through the ringer, and faced life and made decisions along the way, and are now at an impasse.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2022
• Tim Burton is bringing in a ringer to play Aunt Ophelia.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
• That was the view of Anatolii, a worker and chief ringer of the 15-ton bell at the cathedral.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2023
• And is that a justification for putting the whole economy for a ringer?
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
• This can happen, especially with older folks who forget to turn their ringers off.
  — Gloria Calderón Kellett, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023