tubular bells
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Thankfully, a rewrite and the addition of some tubular bells made it much more jolly.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
Let those tubular bells chime forth in celebration.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023
When Paul Hansen goes to work, the tools of his trade typically include timpani, xylophone, bass drum, tubular bells, washboard, thunder sheet, glockenspiel and tambourine.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2013
Dense, skittering strings in the first movement, cascades of tubular bells and gongs in the second and urgent brass chords in the final "passacaglia" created a work of singularity and authority.
From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2013
The seniors are young enough to beat time on the tables by hammering with their spoons till the plates dance; and by tinkling their glasses like tubular bells.
From Tell England A Study in a Generation by Raymond, Ernest
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