Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
Verb
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Bearing rugelach, Brooks arrived late, shouted everyone down, and then—infuriatingly—made their work better.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025 -
The video shows immigration agents arresting a man later identified as Dennis Quiñonez, as people shout that there is a child in the back of the car.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Wanting to mimic the sounds, Takk began howling.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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And Democrats have howled at Republicans twice using a partisan maneuver to claw back funds that were previously approved on a bipartisan basis.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The fireball expands rapidly, rippling through the air as emergency sirens wail faintly in the distance.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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To portray Bruce Springsteen, Jeremy Allen White had to learn to walk, talk and wail like one of rock’s most inimitable icons.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While in the parking lot, Veliz reportedly drove against traffic and yelled out gang slogans.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Whoever dispatched that ambulance might be one of many employees at the Department of Emergency Communications who have felt uncomfortable, yelled at and trapped between their calling to help people and what several current and former dispatchers have called a hostile work environment.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At one point during the hearing, Richards pleaded for a tissue and began crying while recalling a particularly abusive event in May.—
Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But where words fail, crying speaks.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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The driver of the truck sped up before the attacks, and Koenig whooped with excitement after Bartell was killed and her car drifted off the road, testimony at trial revealed.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a few hours, this room will be filled with friends and collaborators like SistaStrings, Brandy Clark and, of course, her bandmates, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, who whoop and cheer while the record plays.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Anez Cooper were hollering for the play.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bell. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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