Example Sentences

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Sirens blared, horns honked, and church bells pealed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Westminster Abbey's bells then pealed 80 times to remember the years since the first VE Day.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

The way her voice pealed on top and nestled into a rich sound in the middle and bottom of her range — all well tuned and discreetly controlled — hinted at her conservatory training.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Bells pealed over the biblical town of Bethlehem on Friday as crowds holding crosses aloft filed through the rain-soaked streets to mark Orthodox Christmas.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

Then whoops and shouts pealed from every quarter, and howls and even a trombone blasting.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover