How to Use handbell in a Sentence

handbell

noun
  • The man who rings a handbell to signify the garbage truck is here, and you’d better carry yours outside.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 7 May 2020
  • My kids have handbells and choir every Wednesday night.
    Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2020
  • For more than 50 years, the melodious tones of handbells have echoed from the sanctuary at First Baptist Church in Mooresville.
    Marty Price, charlotteobserver, 22 May 2017
  • After a short handbell performance and the posting of the colors, the crowd stood as the national anthem began.
    Danika Worthington, The Denver Post, 27 May 2017
  • Records include largest number of people playing in a handbell choir, the most Ninja Turtles in one place and the largest number of people tying their shoes at the same time.
    Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 11 Aug. 2017
  • Celebration Ringers now boasts five octaves of handbells and seven octaves of hand chimes.
    cleveland, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Rosene and Shealey are both members of Handbell Musicians of America, a national non-profit dedicated to handbells.
    Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com, 6 June 2019
  • The choir rehearses weekly with English handbells, providing performances during the Christmas and spring seasons.
    Annie Gentile, Courant Community, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The production subtly incorporates literal Christmas carols throughout, with the cast singing and sometimes playing instruments — most notably handbells — for a serene, film-score-like effect.
    Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2019

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