Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
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Footage showed dozens of people being arrested as agitators shouted insults at state patrol officers, tore down yellow police tape and hurled lewd objects at law enforcement.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Following Wednesday’s vote, community members shouted at board members over the closure, prompting trustees to call for a 5-minute recess.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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At night, the desert comes alive with coyote howls, prowling skunks and the possibility of larger cats or black bears nearby.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fans at my screening howled as ex-con maid Sydney Sweeney and desperate housewife Amanda Seyfried waged their hysterical suburban war.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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That distinct lack of urgency from Washington stands in stark contrast to the anxiety in Moscow, where there has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the arms reduction issue.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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In the early twentieth century, on the Andaman Islands, social anthropologists observed ritualistic greetings that involved wailing and weeping.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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Marlin burst through the building yelling, according to several people working there that morning.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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As he was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs, Mangione lodged his own objection, yelling out to spectators seated in the gallery.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The video allegedly shows Valenzuela changing the child’s diaper when the boy began to cry.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Liam Conejo Ramos, who was born in Ecuador, continued to relive the moments immigration officers appeared and handcuffed his father, Adrián Alexander Conejo Arias, while his mother cried inside the family’s home, Conejo told Telemundo's Julio Vaqueiro on Thursday.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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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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As the horses gallop and the lances shatter, Egg whoops like a ringside spectator at WrestleMania.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
26 Jan. 2026
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But first: Hoosiers whooped it up as Indiana won its first-ever College Football Playoff championship.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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The 20-something CEO is said to frequently holler at his employees, and occasionally shows up to company Zoom calls shirtless.—
Joe Wilkins Published Feb 4,
Futurism,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bell. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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