handbell
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Get in the winter wonderland spirit and experience the joy of live handbell music.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
Bornstein—who’s looking a lot like Mike Myers these days—won’t say, but he will ring a gigantic handbell and yell “Huah!” like Al Pacino when Kimmel guesses right.
From Slate ● May 3, 2018
“Well, I’ll just leave you in peace,” he concluded eventually, handing me a brass handbell and leaving the room.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 30, 2015
In addition to the synthy original, he recorded an a cappella version, a handbell version, a bluegrass version, a country version — even a rap version.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2015
An usher rang a handbell to get the crowd’s attention.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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