How to Use ring out in a Sentence

ring out

phrasal verb
Definition of ring outnext
  • Shots rang out, and Aguilar was shot in the back and killed.
    — City News Service, Orange County Register, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The first fire bell rang out at the St. James Hotel at a quarter to nine in the evening.
    — Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The pair abandoned the robbery and fled after the shot rang out.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The single shot rings out and then a thump as the animal hits the ground.
    — Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
  • At the end, there is the sound of jets flying by and small-arms fire ringing out.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Soon, shots rang out before the males fled the scene in a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024
  • After shots rang out in the final minute of the first half, some players laid on the field.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The sounds of the Central District and Hilltop rang out across the nation.
    — Gary Campbell, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Cheers rang out on the streets of Paris as the projection was published.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 7 July 2024
  • The vibes became expansive; the mind roamed; a snore rang out.
    — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • The kids were playing soccer just behind me when the sirens rang out.
    — CBS News, 28 July 2024
  • Black smoke rose from the crowded streets of the camp while exchanges of fire rang out and the buzzing of drones was heard overhead.
    — Time, 3 July 2023
  • If ever there was an occasion to break the ring out, this was it.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Richmond was a jokester whose laugh rang out from the recreation center in the middle of the complex.
    — Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Shots rang out, and Dorn’s nephew, Antonio Brown, was killed.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The gunshots rang out from the back seat, and the history of Hip Hop changed forever.
    — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Jordan Thornhill was on the phone with his brother when shots rang out.
    — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Then, a high-pitched squeaking rang out down the corridor.
    — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The first gunshots rang out in Bell half an hour before midnight.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The bells of Notre Dame rang out for the first time in Paris since a fire devastated the 800-year-old cathedral five years ago.
    — Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2024
  • At curtain time, laser light danced through the air and a four-on-the-floor beat and electro melody began ringing out through the venue.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 June 2023
  • The theater was hushed before his downbeat when a voice rang out from a balcony.
    — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • As the shots rang out, Valentino and Figueroa, who had responded to the radio call, got out of their cruiser.
    — Mike Hayes, ProPublica, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Three explosions rang out, followed by screams and cries of the wounded.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Black smoke rose from the crowded streets of the camp, exchanges of fire rang out, and the buzzing of drones could be heard overhead as the military pressed on.
    — Nasser Nasser and Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2023
  • The question rang out throughout the lead-up to Auburn’s first game: was Auburn’s hype in the running back room a result of a bad run defense?
    — Matt Cohen | [email protected], al, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Between 30 seconds and a minute later, screams rang out, Gotha said.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
  • Cohen is hopeful the pair will be back to shot-taking when ringing out 2023.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The emotion in the air was palpable, with the sea of fans containing many tear-streaked faces and the occasional cry ringing out.
    — Variety, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
  • When the gunshots rang out, two responding officers took cover behind their car.
    — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024

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