rang

Definition of rangnext
past tense of ring

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rang Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025 According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell. Kfox Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024 After a fight had broken out an hour earlier, workers were shutting down the restaurant and ushering out patrons, when shots suddenly rang out from the passing black car. Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024 During this investigation, police learned that a woman was at the massage parlor that evening by herself when the doorbell rang. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024 There were footsteps on the porch, and McArdle started heading toward the door even before the bell rang. Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024 Still, the charmingly chaotic ceremony rang true to the spirit of Slamdance’s origins. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rang
Verb
  • Sunlight chimed off Rubber Hand’s hatchet blade.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • In 1859, Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • On the walls, a few pots hang from a copper rod, a dinner bell waits to be jingled, and an ancient clock keeps time.
    Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
  • The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Many caregivers echoed Duell’s inability to work outside the home due to the heavily involved nature of her son’s care.
    O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 July 2026
  • The actors union echoed CAA’s concerns about what appears to be a case of Big Tech overreach.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 July 2026

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“Rang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rang. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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