How to Use doorbell in a Sentence

doorbell

noun
  • We rang the doorbell until someone came to let us in.
  • And then, there was a doorbell ring, and there was a package, a manila envelope with 155 pages in it.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Alas, the doorbell rings and Stephen’s voice-over intrudes, bulldozing the intimacy.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The boy, Ralph Yarl, showed up at the wrong address and rang the doorbell.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • One day, later in 1944, the doorbell rang at the Triplett home.
    Thallman, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The 10-year-old and 6-year-old got out of the car, rang the doorbell and left the bag of candy on the doorstep.
    Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The dog showed up at the shelter and rang the doorbell looking for help.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
  • An hour later, the doorbell rang and Dorte opened the door.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 24 Sep. 2021
  • When someone rang the doorbell of their home, the girl jumped in fear.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The pair head toward the backyard as the doorbell rings.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024
  • In Kansas City, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl rang the doorbell of the wrong house.
    CBS News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The smart doorbell comes in black and white starting at $49.99.
    al, 27 June 2022
  • The video was taken from a Ring doorbell in Carthage, Texas.
    Nataly Keomoungkhoun, Dallas News, 26 July 2021
  • The day after the group’s Web site went live, Wahl’s doorbell chimed.
    Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The teenagers drove a Toyota Prius to Chandra’s house, where one of them rang the doorbell and ran back to the car.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • The didn't announce themselves or try to ring the doorbell.
    Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Then, around 3 in the morning, Rajah walked up to the house’s front porch and rang the doorbell with her nose.
    Michael Hollan, Fox News, 30 June 2021
  • When Lonnie rings the doorbell about an hour later, the sound jolts me.
    Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The knocked a third time — the Holy Trinity of doorbell ringing.
    Michael S. Rosenwald, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • He is seen on the Nest doorbell video footage wrangling the heavy potted plant.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Video doorbell footage showed a boy running past the home at the time of the incident.
    cleveland, 17 July 2021
  • When the doorbell rings this time, the visitor does not flee.
    New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
  • And then Kim rings the doorbell and appears ready to shoot Gus to save Jimmy's life.
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 12 July 2022
  • When trick-or-treaters press the doorbell, a green eye will pop out to give them a once-over and spook them with scary sounds.
    Larry Stansbury, Good Housekeeping, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The next morning, the ex-mayor rang my doorbell at ten o’clock.
    Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Similar to the adolescent game of ding-dong-ditch, set the boo gift at the door with the sign and ring the doorbell.
    Asha C. Gilbert, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2021
  • After ringing Lester’s doorbell, Ralph was shot in the head and arm.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Suddenly, the doorbell rings, and people rush to the vestibule.
    The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Faith Pinho: Amber walked up to the glass double doors and rang the doorbell.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • Set a press of your smart doorbell to trigger a sci-fi alert sound and make your smart lights flash red.
    Simon Hill, Wired, 11 July 2021

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