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 That noise rang out twice Wednesday afternoon, when the jurors requested a read-back of testimony and the judge's instructions. Graham Kates, CBS News, 31 May 2024 FaceTime calls rang out as people who were at home partook in the tradition from behind their phone screens. Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024 Civil defense sirens installed in February rang out as visitors scrambled to leave. Egill Bjarnason, New York Times, 29 May 2024 Soon, shots rang out before the males fled the scene in a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee. Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024 Porter is seen standing in the hallway as several shots ring out in Mejia-Orozco’s body camera footage. Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024 Cheers rang out at One Washington Square this week as San Jose State University held 10 commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2024, conferring diplomas on 7,600 undergraduate and graduate students. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 And then a sound caught my attention: a rhythmic, friendly brightness that rang out from a stall, each note knitted to the previous one. Ayla Samli, Longreads, 14 May 2024 The Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major rang out over the streetlights of University Avenue, across the trees and rooftops of the Midway and, as some reports have it, possibly as far as Langford Park. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024

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“Ring out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20out. Accessed 26 Jun. 2024.

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