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.

Examples of ring out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, a festival goer confirmed that no shots rang out. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 June 2024 Between 30 seconds and a minute later, screams rang out, Gotha said. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024 The vibes became expansive; the mind roamed; a snore rang out. Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 Shots rang out, a not-unfamiliar sound in a city that saw 551 homicides and more than 3,700 assaults with a gun that year. Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 12 June 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 7 Jul. 2024.

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