: the sound made by a cell phone to signal an incoming call
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Later, while wearing Ray‑Ban Meta glasses and the neural wristband, Zuckerberg repeatedly failed to answer an incoming video call on stage despite multiple attempts, eventually giving up as the ringtone continued, with other outlets noting similar struggles during the event.—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025 Reynolds added, singing the lyrics to what was his ringtone at the time.—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025 Leah’s ringtone is the same one from the show.—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025 The hack began about 10 minutes into the meeting as a series of alarms, ringtones and explosions interrupted presenters from news outlets WABC and WPVI.—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for ringtone
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