doorbell

noun

door·bell ˈdȯr-ˌbel

: 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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During this investigation, police learned that a woman was at the massage parlor that evening by herself when the doorbell rang. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024 He can be seen ringing the doorbell of Fuentes’ Berwyn, Ill., home and fidgeting with the doorknob. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024 Seemingly everything requires them, from the TV remote to Ring doorbells. —

Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024 The commission began investigating Eken after Consumer Reports found in February 2024 that its products, which are sold under more than 10 different brand names, had security vulnerabilities that let anyone with a doorbell’s serial number remotely access images from its video feed. —

Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for doorbell