How to Use bell in a Sentence

bell

noun
  • The bell of her laugh called me back.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Where was the host with the damn bell?
    — A.r. Carter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • You can’t be found when the bell rings!
    — Marianela D’aprile, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2026
  • No wake-up bell or lights-out hour.
    — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
  • Should schools ban phones from bell to bell?
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Williams is the clear bell cow of the bunch.
    — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The bell has been struck for his last alarm.
    — Mary Ella Hastings june 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
  • But then what do the bells mean at the very end?
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 June 2026
  • Then a bell rang six times, one for each life lost.
    — Johane Saintil, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Jalen Beeks’ name rings a bell, right?
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • At meal times, the bell rang out, and the kids ran home.
    — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The servers could walk right up to the door and ring the bell.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 May 2023
  • The bells chime in the wind, then fade when the wind abates.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Those will come after the bell.
    — Tom Rotunno, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The alarm bells are just ringing for me.
    — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The church bell tolled four times as the names of the girls were read.
    — Kimberly Chandler The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The bell should hang down between your legs.
    — Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But, there are no alarm bells going off.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
  • The bells in the church nearby are tolling.
    — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • As for when wedding bells will ring for the stars?
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Barnes was a bell cow in the first half with 80 yards.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
  • If those names ring a bell, there’s good reason.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a bell that rings to alert you when your toast is about to pop up.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
  • That bell cracked at its test in 1752.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
  • And for the most part, people meet us there with bells on.
    — Adam Levine, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Meta is up about 1% after the bell.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The winger, who scored a pair, sounded the alarm bell.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The warning bell for the next class rings, but no one moves.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The gained more than 1% each before the bell.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Shares rose more than 2% before the bell.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026

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