Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
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Thelma was the only one who kept rushing forward, shouting, Harold is shot!—
Joshua Sharpe
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025 -
After beating Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins in a 1-on-1 drill to start Tuesday’s joint practice, Mitchell shouted in the direction of several media members who witnessed him make Wiggins look bad at the line of scrimmage.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Lakshmi also included a video of her and her dog, Divina, playfully howling for the camera.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Axel Hunnicutt stood by the side of a dusty dirt road in California’s high country rangeland and howled like a wolf.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Probably no one has wailed this role with quite the gusto that Lambert wails it, though many have tried.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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Instead, the main event was a regular monthly test of the historic siren, known formally as an ACA Hurricane 130 MKII model, which ― at precisely noon ― wailed for just over three minutes near North 81st Street and West Bradley Road before settling back into patient silence.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Wilder revealed Hudson was, at one point, yelling at her and crying and the talk later turned contentious.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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They are routinely criticized, booed, and yelled at – especially when their calls go against the home team – but never applauded.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Cena even blamed Truth for making that kid in Brussels cry.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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And if home security’s been on your list, the Eufy Video Doorbell is a steal with 50% off and sharp 2K video, local storage, and smart alerts that don’t cry wolf.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
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Sirens blared, car horns honked and church bells pealed.—
Si Liberman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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After the funeral, St. Peter's great bells pealed in mourning.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Most of the Patriots’ backup offensive linemen got whooped in 1-on-1 pass rush drills, save for Cole Strange who went unbeaten at 2-0.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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The film earned a hugely enthusiastic seven-minute standing ovation and, in perhaps a Cannes first, saw Skarsgard hug a man dressed in a gimp mask as the audience whooped and cheered.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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If only the couple caught canoodling Wednesday night on the Jumbotron at the Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts, had simply done what everyone else does in those moments at the arena or the ballpark: Thrown their hands in the air, cheered, hooped and hollered.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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Whooping and hollering overpower the amplified sound of a movie theater.—
Chris Sims,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bell. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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