bells

present tense third-person singular of bell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bells
Verb
  • Held in May of last year, the dinner saw walkouts and howls of dissent as Ari Emanuel tore into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over what the super-agent saw as an overkill response to the October 7 attacks.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Wind howls as one of the daughters' body rocks on a gurney, her family lighting candles as a rabbi screams scripture with water crashing in a nearby tub.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Nothing about WristbandGuy shouts at all.
    Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The mother shouts her daughter’s name.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For one, the choice to keep football out of the Canton mall development gets some pushback and publicity, including from a former Cleveland Browns player who cries on the news about it.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ivery yells as several agents restrain him.
    Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Matt yells, encouraging her to turn and run.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Bells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bells. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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