How to Use gong in a Sentence

gong

noun

• They sounded a gong to summon us to dinner.
• The hands are 18-karat rose gold to match the case (and gongs).
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2023
• The team cheered as Bell grabbed the mallet and tapped the gong.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2020
• The gong that echoed throughout The Palace of Auburn Hills.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2021
• The next few days are gong to be stressful for some guys.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• Their bells sounded like gongs in the crisp, clean air.
  — Juliana Delany, Philly.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• The three of us started our run to a gong, not a starting gun.
  — Olivia Parker, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
• Yeah, the soundtrack to this book does not include a gong.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2022
• At its core is a gong, the engine of the artist’s journey back to wellness.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
• Those somber words from Luck shook Wolfe like a gong banged in warning.
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
• The sound baths include an opening tone as well as the sound of a gong, hum or singing bowls.
  — Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 18 Mar. 2021
• Like the gong of a bell or the deep tone of a ship’s horn, the sound would be a rich single note cutting through the dry air.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2024
• During the 2020 season, the Reds traveled with a gold gong that could be held up by a string.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2021
• This class will be a little more qui gong and a little less tai chi.
  — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2018
• Strewn around the room, odds and ends await boxing: a gong and assorted piles of books.
  — Brittny Mejia, latimes.com, 26 May 2017
• Taylor Swift swept up the most awards, taking home four gongs.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
• Classes begin with a gong, not a bell, at the Dr. Ambedkar School.
  — Marc Loustau, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2023
• The threat of the mute button will hang like the sword of Damocles over the debate, or the gong ready to eject the unworthy from The Gong Show.
  — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 22 Oct. 2020
• The film also picked up the best male actor gong for Pouria Rahimi Sam.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
• The consensus is gong to be shocked at how strong demand is for oil.
  — James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, 3 Oct. 2019
• The soothing sound of a gong echoed through the breeze as birds sang on a sunny Wednesday evening at a small park in the east side of Pilsen.
  — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022
• Each new look in the 30-piece collection was announced by the solemn tone of a gong ringing.
  — Colleen Barry, Star Tribune, 25 Sep. 2020
• Lorde, Foo Fighters and Kendrick Lamar also walked away with gongs.
  — Houston Chronicle, 2 May 2018
• My only suggestion: Get a gong for Coverstone to bang at the end of the set.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 6 Sep. 2021
• The whole campaign for the mayor’s office and the two districts that are up for elections is gong to be about the library.
  — J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Aug. 2017
• The Buddha was seated on a platform and beside it there was a gong and a singing bowl and some incense.
  — Amy Gamerman, WSJ, 22 June 2022
• It’s been a very difficult year with a lot of stuff gong on so he’s been great for us all over not just on the ice, but off the ice as well.
  — Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 May 2021
• People are invited to bring a yoga mat and soak in the rich sounds of gongs and crystal bowls.
  — Daily Pilot, 5 Oct. 2019
• With your chocolate cake comes a special gong song from the eeZ team that ends with the person of honor hitting the gong.
  — Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2024
• The actor, who does not appear on screen in the movie, has been awarded a gong for best thriller performance by the Folkestone Independent Film Awards.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 8 July 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024