: a bell or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outer door
Examples of doorbell in a Sentence
We rang the doorbell until someone came to let us in.
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Back in July 2022, one woman was left in tears after investigating who was ringing her doorbell in the middle of the night.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
His neighbor rang the doorbell to wake up Helberg, who had slept through the ship's arrival.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 May 2025
He was only alerted to his unexpected visitor when a concerned neighbor rang his doorbell.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
The younger child is seen running away from the middle schooler, ringing the doorbell at his home and begging for help, according to the video.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
His neighbor rang the doorbell to wake up Helberg, who had slept through the ship's arrival.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 May 2025
He was only alerted to his unexpected visitor when a concerned neighbor rang his doorbell.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
The younger child is seen running away from the middle schooler, ringing the doorbell at his home and begging for help, according to the video.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doorbell
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“Doorbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorbell. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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doorbell
noun
door·bell
-ˌbel 
: a bell, gong, or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outside door
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