: a bell or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outer door
Examples of doorbell in a Sentence
We rang the doorbell until someone came to let us in.
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Witherspoon remembered the day Winslet first rang her doorbell, shortly after moving to her neighborhood.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The video, which was posted on Nextdoor, shows a figure in a red mask with horns and dressed in all black clothing ring the front doorbell.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
Alisha Vianello, Gateway Pet Guardian's executive director, tells PEOPLE.
Footage from Ding Dong's rescue shows the dog, estimated to be a young adult Akita mix, sniffing around the porch of a home and activating the house's doorbell.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Athena Returns Home After nine terrifying days for Comer, who worried about what her already skittish dog could have encountered on her escapade, the owner got a Ring video notification from her doorbell at 2:30 a.m.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The video, which was posted on Nextdoor, shows a figure in a red mask with horns and dressed in all black clothing ring the front doorbell.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
Alisha Vianello, Gateway Pet Guardian's executive director, tells PEOPLE.
Footage from Ding Dong's rescue shows the dog, estimated to be a young adult Akita mix, sniffing around the porch of a home and activating the house's doorbell.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Athena Returns Home After nine terrifying days for Comer, who worried about what her already skittish dog could have encountered on her escapade, the owner got a Ring video notification from her doorbell at 2:30 a.m.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Doorbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorbell. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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doorbell
noun
door·bell
-ˌbel 
: a bell, gong, or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outside door
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