Example Sentences

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An officer was able to lift “two very light” fingerprints from the black Wagoneer, and police responded to the area where the devices were pinging.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025

They were asleep and unaware that their cellphones downstairs were pinging with text messages and calls.

From New York Times • May 9, 2022

“People on my team were pinging me saying, ‘I can’t believe they’re doing this.’

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

Within hours the women had set up a private Facebook page and were pinging one another with their reflections on the day.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2018

After Melinkovich and I had spent a few hours together in Los Angeles, he started showing me some of the messages that were pinging his BlackBerry.

From Time • Feb. 23, 2011