bells

present tense third-person singular of bell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bells
Verb
  • The ugly episode drew howls from those lawmakers in both parties who are calling to tone down the hostilities and focus on legislating, not seeking attention on social media.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 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
  • Ben shouts out of his car window.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Shannon shouts, her words drifting back to Jenn in the rear seat.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The guy even cries a bit after winning, hoping to make his family at home proud.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
  • To test how adults respond, scientists played 23 different recordings of baby cries to 41 men and women with little to no infant-care experience.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, Tom finds him first and inanely yells his name across the ravine.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In one, Swift, holding a glittery pink megaphone, yells instructions to Showgirl Taylor.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ruidoso, New Mexico — The soft dribble of rain drapes a herd of cowboy hats as an auctioneer hollers bidding numbers into the mist.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This included early American music forms, marches, spirituals, field hollers, work songs and African rhythms, as well as their musical descendants, like jazz, blues, gospel, country and rock ‘n’ roll.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Bells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bells. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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