How to Use cowbell in a Sentence

cowbell

noun

• The air is so still I’m tempted to hold my breath; the only sounds poking through the silence are the trickle of a stream, and the dull clang of a far-off cowbell.
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Apr. 2023
• The magic ends for Texas A&M in the land of the cowbell.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 29 Sep. 2022
• Chen called for a nurse to ring a cowbell, signaling the good news to the rest of the floor.
  — Gilad Thaler, CBS News, 12 May 2020
• When the singer took the stage to sing his 1999 hit, Ferrell joined him, cowbell in hand.
  — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 8 Dec. 2021
• Chants and cowbells rang while his 14-year-old son looked on.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
• When he’s gone, Jared will switch to something else, give the cowbell a rest, but for now this beat is the right one.
  — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2020
• Then came the names and the fixed personas: D. Dawg, who wore a rabid dog mask and carried a cowbell.
  — New York Times, 3 Feb. 2018
• Siblings Leslie Pelon and Clark Keele played the cowbell and drum out in the constant action of right field.
  — Janie McCauley, ajc, 14 June 2023
• During the last week of April, the man had developed a fever, but not just a need cowbell-type of fever.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 June 2021
• Fans are only allowed to wave the cowbells up until the point the center puts his hand on the ball.
  — Justin Spears, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
• Clang, clang, clang went the cowbells, and the rout was on (Mississippi State won 37-7).
  — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2017
• The cowbell landed on the head of security guard Mark Elrod, who then sued the singer and the band.
  — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2019
• Grand Funk Railroad is a band that really brought the cowbell to the next level.
  — John Adamian, courant.com, 5 July 2019
• Sure, the applause and cowbells were nice at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• No, Auburn’s beef with the cowbell clan can technically be traced to the early days of the series.
  — Jeremy Henderson, al, 27 Sep. 2019
• As the team charged down the field, a strange roar was building in the stands — the chorus of hundreds of cowbells swinging to and fro on the homecoming mums.
  — Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• The Lakers don’t want any piece of this irritating cowbell of a team in the playoffs.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
• From breaking in the cowbell sketch to his work on The Tonight Show, the constant (besides breaking) has been music.
  — Vulture, 4 Aug. 2022
• Layered on top are goatskin or sheepskin pelts secured at the waist by a wide leather belt from which a cowbell hangs.
  — Susan Portnoy, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
• For crocodiles, a cowbell means there’s pork waiting at the barn.
  — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• Buy a toy drumset or, if that's too much to lug around town, pack a triangle or cowbell.
  — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 28 Oct. 2019
• Armed with bullhorns and cowbells, fans took to the streets, whooping and waving pennants.
  — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
• Joe says: Good luck with the humidity and the cowbells, Kansas State.
  — Joseph Goodman, al, 12 Sep. 2019
• And today’s parting shot is the clanging of the cowbell with a loud request: More Royce Freeman!
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2019
• Had the ball plunged into the cup, a cowbell would have sounded and Parker would have received a big piece of candy.
  — Zak Koeske, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2017
• Some plical cowbells are thought of simply as Mondaies.
  — Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
• Other lawsuits have been filed over the sounds of cowbells, church bells, and cicadas as well as pungent farm smells.
  — Fox News, 6 Sep. 2019
• The economy has a fever, and the only prescriptions are more rate hikes and more cowbell, in that order.
  — David Goldman, CNN, 3 June 2022
• Auburn clearly wasn't ready for the Dak Prescott attack and all those cowbells, falling behind 21-0 in the first nine minutes.
  — Kevin Scarbinsky | [e-mail], AL.com, 17 Oct. 2017
• And one other thing can be safely assumed: There will be cowbells.
  — Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 24 June 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024