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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The ratification of the Treaty of Paris stemmed from the American Revolutionary War, the first shots of which rang out almost a decade earlier, in April 1775.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Three shots rang out, like firecrackers, witnesses said.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The noisy insects have been silent for a few months now, but come spring 2025 their songs will ring out again.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
In his article, Doane says, Around 2,000 people helped rebuild, from a foundry in Normandy that re-tuned the bells which rang out again this weekend, to those scouring forests for centuries-old oak, to find a thousand pieces of French oak to rebuild the spire.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Three shots rang out, like firecrackers, witnesses said.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The noisy insects have been silent for a few months now, but come spring 2025 their songs will ring out again.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
In his article, Doane says, Around 2,000 people helped rebuild, from a foundry in Normandy that re-tuned the bells which rang out again this weekend, to those scouring forests for centuries-old oak, to find a thousand pieces of French oak to rebuild the spire.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Ring out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20out. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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