chiming in

present participle of chime in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chiming in Numerous assistants are chiming in with suggestions, reminders about personnel or defensive tendencies. Joseph Person, New York Times, 24 June 2026 From other manufacturers not chiming in with a diesel immediately after. Joel Feder, The Drive, 17 June 2026 During Season 1, Santos — who, like Briones, is half-Filipino — surprised nurses Princess (Kristin Villanueva) and Perlah (Amielynn Abellera) by chiming in on their gossip session in Tagalog. Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 With comedy legends and late-night insiders chiming in as talking heads, the documentary shows how impressions of presidents have become one of America’s most powerful tools in terms of political storytelling. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 June 2026 When a reporter asked about the statement, four different WHO officials, including the director-general, took turns chiming in. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 20 May 2026 House of Highlights personality Lucas Brody of the Broadcast Boys will join the show to interact with talent, players and those chiming in online. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026 Exercising that influence doesn’t necessarily require chiming in at city council meetings or lobbying the parks department, though that’s time well spent. Big Think, 1 May 2026 Her posts are completely unfiltered, with Vonn chiming in five days after crash from the hospital in Italy, to the ambulance and plane transport back to the States all the way through her reunion at home with her beloved dog, Chance. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiming in
Verb
  • As for interrupting the flow of play, Arena says the three-minute hydration breaks FIFA has introduced each half — ostensibly for player welfare, but in practice to give the TV networks additional commercial breaks — have been more disruptive.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • The development sparked a heated back and forth between Carboy and Pecunies’ attorneys, who in court papers have accused the 9/11 Health Watch attorney of interrupting them, raising his voice and banging on the table.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • Starting out in the early days of the pandemic, Stickler, now 31, built her brand on blending humor and heart.
    Kara Nesvig, Time, 14 July 2026
  • The lightweight formula is 95% naturally derived, blending vitamin E with antioxidant-rich apricot for hydration and free-radical protection.
    Deanna Pai, Vogue, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Add shortening and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no larger than small peas.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • For Bayern Munich, Olise is the new Arjen Robben, cutting in off the right wing to get shots away.
    Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Núñez finally found a body corresponding to the number she was given.
    Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Like Antigone, the novel is told in five acts, er, parts, each corresponding to a central character.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Just recently, a client came to us because their onboarding and user data pipeline kept breaking in ways their users could feel.
    Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Not a week goes by without news of a high-profile auction breaking in Publishers Weekly.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Another study observed children as young as ten months old correlating larger physical statures with dominance.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
  • By correlating vulnerabilities into potential attack paths, teams can prioritize issues that could realistically lead to privilege escalation, lateral movement, or data access—rather than treating all findings equally.
    William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026

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“Chiming in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiming%20in. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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