How to Use cowbell in a Sentence

cowbell

noun
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  • The magic ends for Texas A&M in the land of the cowbell.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], 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 | [email protected], AL.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • As a result, Kings fans started bringing cowbells to games against the Lakers.
    — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
  • And one other thing can be safely assumed: There will be cowbells.
    — Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 24 June 2024

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