Example Sentences

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And when we get those notifications, will each of us have a conscience satisfied that we too tried to prevent it in whatever bell-ringing, hell-raising way we could?

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2023

Freja is the youngest person at the session, a 17-year-old A-level student who has only just taken up bell-ringing after considering it for some time.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023

In South Korea’s capital, Seoul, the annual New Year’s Eve bell-ringing ceremony was canceled for the second straight year due to a surge in cases.

From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2021

In South Korea here, a traditional midnight bell-ringing ceremony was cancelled for the second year and authorities announced an extension of stricter distancing rules for two weeks to tackle a persistent surge in infections.

From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2021

The deweys with their magnificent teeth ran out from Number 7 and danced a little jig around the befuddled Shadrack, then cut into a wild aping of his walk, his song and his bell-ringing.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison