Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bells
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The wind howls, and the sound of the runners grinding over the ice is surprisingly loud.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Hip holidaying friends, those who don’t want to share their trip with babies’ howls, and golfers looking for an element of cool (guests have access to all the facilities at the other Costa Navarino hotels such as golf courses and the Mouratoglou tennis academy).—
Jemima Sissons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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As Electridad wails for justice, her brother Orestes spends his time in exile with Nino (Luis Medina), a move made by his late father in probable anticipation of his demise.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yet there has been no panic internally, nor shouts from players or hierarchy to abandon the plan.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hilliker shouts as her family applauds them.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Additional crew members then rush in as a baby cries in the background, and alarms on medical equipment begin to sound.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Watching, Heining cries every darn time.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
31 Dec. 2025
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At 21 seconds, the person filming the video drives past the confrontation, and the camera swings to the other side of the street as someone in the car yells profanities.—
Kif Leswing,Terri Cullen,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Enten yells, slapping his hands together.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
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With the entire team waiting on a nearby bus, a member of the team’s security staff hollers for Antetokounmpo to rejoin his team en route to the hotel.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Bells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bells. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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