Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
Verb
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Davis stood up and shouted at referee Jeffrey Anderson.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026 -
The post even shouted out Moore, who was absent.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Even those who lingered an hour or so after the Bulls’ 125-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks howled for the other game.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Somewhere in the distance, animals skitter and howl, unseen but heard.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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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People would rather yell at pundits on television than reach for their reading glasses.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Just a few days earlier in California, a house that had been decorated with lights celebrating Chanukah was riddled with bullets, with the assailant having been heard to yell anti-Jewish epithets.—
Rabbi Steve Roth,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The 45-year-old's work at the CBS Evening News desk was even criticized by fellow TV personality Megyn Kelly, who relentlessly mocked Dokoupil for crying during a CBS News Miami clip that saw him being interviewed by a local broadcaster and subsequently crying over memories of his childhood.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jane and Darlene have both cried on the runway recently.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2026
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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Doctors sometimes prescribe them for people at high risk of serious illness from the whooping cough or those who spend time with an infant.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, there were over 18,600 instances of whooping cough in 2019.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
25 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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