- a variation of hand bell.
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
The mall was host to a number of other record breakers, including the world’s largest handbell choir.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2017
“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
When the handbell rings we line up in front of GIRLS, two by two, holding hands: Carol and me, then Grace and Cordelia back behind us because they’re a grade ahead.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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