How to Use doorbell in a Sentence

doorbell

noun

• We rang the doorbell until someone came to let us in.
• The boy, Ralph Yarl, showed up at the wrong address and rang the doorbell.
  — Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
• One day, later in 1944, the doorbell rang at the Triplett home.
  — Thallman, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
• The harassers throw rocks, ring the doorbell at odd hours of the night and pound on the door.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2021
• The 10-year-old and 6-year-old got out of the car, rang the doorbell and left the bag of candy on the doorstep.
  — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
• Strangers would walk up to the front door of the house owned by Frank and Elisa Mendes and ring the doorbell.
  — Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021
• The dog showed up at the shelter and rang the doorbell looking for help.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
• An hour later, the doorbell rang and Dorte opened the door.
  — Francesca Street, CNN, 24 Sep. 2021
• When someone rang the doorbell of their home, the girl jumped in fear.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
• The pair head toward the backyard as the doorbell rings.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024
• In Kansas City, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl rang the doorbell of the wrong house.
  — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2023
• The smart doorbell comes in black and white starting at $49.99.
  — al, 27 June 2022
• When school lets out for the day, the doorbell rings at the COP House and dozens of kids stream inside.
  — Reid Forgrave, Star Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
• The video was taken from a Ring doorbell in Carthage, Texas.
  — Nataly Keomoungkhoun, Dallas News, 26 July 2021
• The day after the group’s Web site went live, Wahl’s doorbell chimed.
  — Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022
• The teenagers drove a Toyota Prius to Chandra’s house, where one of them rang the doorbell and ran back to the car.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
• The didn't announce themselves or try to ring the doorbell.
  — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2021
• Then, around 3 in the morning, Rajah walked up to the house’s front porch and rang the doorbell with her nose.
  — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 30 June 2021
• The next morning, on the day of the event, Cruz was seen on a video doorbell going to the smuggler’s home.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2021
• When Lonnie rings the doorbell about an hour later, the sound jolts me.
  — Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• The knocked a third time — the Holy Trinity of doorbell ringing.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
• He is seen on the Nest doorbell video footage wrangling the heavy potted plant.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
• Video doorbell footage showed a boy running past the home at the time of the incident.
  — cleveland, 17 July 2021
• When the doorbell rings this time, the visitor does not flee.
  — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
• And then Kim rings the doorbell and appears ready to shoot Gus to save Jimmy's life.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 12 July 2022
• When trick-or-treaters press the doorbell, a green eye will pop out to give them a once-over and spook them with scary sounds.
  — Larry Stansbury, Good Housekeeping, 28 Sep. 2022
• The next morning, the ex-mayor rang my doorbell at ten o’clock.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2022
• Similar to the adolescent game of ding-dong-ditch, set the boo gift at the door with the sign and ring the doorbell.
  — Asha C. Gilbert, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2021
• As Knight happily hands out candy to the kids still ringing the doorbell, the team gets to the bottom of what appears to be a squatter situation.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
• Alas, the doorbell rings and Stephen’s voice-over intrudes, bulldozing the intimacy.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024