ring out
phrasal verb
rang out; rung out; ringing out; rings out
: to be heard loudly and clearly
A shot rang out.
Cheers rang out as the winner was announced.
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About five hours later, air raid sirens rang out again.
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Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
While holding a SpongeBob SquarePants popsicle, the 8-year-old student calmly recalled being in a school hallway with other students, preparing for an early lunch, when shots rang out just before 11 a.m. Monday.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Her voice rings out soft, breathy and conversational, hypnotizingly drawing you further and deeper into the Suki-verse song after song.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2024
The two men briefly talked before three shots rang out.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
While holding a SpongeBob SquarePants popsicle, the 8-year-old student calmly recalled being in a school hallway with other students, preparing for an early lunch, when shots rang out just before 11 a.m. Monday.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Her voice rings out soft, breathy and conversational, hypnotizingly drawing you further and deeper into the Suki-verse song after song.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2024
The two men briefly talked before three shots rang out.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ring out
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“Ring out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20out. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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