Example Sentences

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My friend's telephone had been tinkling constantly during the conversation and I saw that as the time advanced he was getting more and more busy.

From Guy Garrick by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

Below, on the other deck, the music of a little orchestra had been tinkling pleasantly.

From Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery by Emerson, Alice B.

A bell had been tinkling nearer and nearer on the road ahead.

From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Wilson, Harry Leon