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Recent Examples of bells and whistles
But now and again, a Toto comes along to pull back the curtain and show us that the wizard is just a bloke with lots of bells and whistles.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 May 2025
For industry leaders, the takeaway is to solve real problems with technology, not add bells and whistles.
—David Billy, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
And fortunately, a lot of the bells and whistles never came into play since people kept getting voted out with idols in their pockets or were unable to find idols and advantages that were hidden (literally) right underneath them.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
United Airlines is adding some extra bells and whistles to its new Boeing fleet.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 13 May 2025
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 May 2025
For industry leaders, the takeaway is to solve real problems with technology, not add bells and whistles.
—David Billy, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
And fortunately, a lot of the bells and whistles never came into play since people kept getting voted out with idols in their pockets or were unable to find idols and advantages that were hidden (literally) right underneath them.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
United Airlines is adding some extra bells and whistles to its new Boeing fleet.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bells and whistles
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“Bells and whistles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bells%20and%20whistles. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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