Rang

Examples

• As he was returning the box to his waistcoat pocket, a loud bell rang for the servants' dinner; he knew what it was. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The words we've smashed 'em rang in his ears. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Archer's heart was beating violently when he rang old Mrs. Mingott's bell. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• But my dear Rachel---- She rang the bell at the head of her bed. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The breakfast-bell rang as the two girls disappeared--and even Sergeant Cuff was now obliged to give it up as a bad job! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The prayer-bell rang; I obeyed its summons. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• A gay laugh from the court rang through the silken curtains of the verandah. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• With this, Mr. Price snapped his fingers contemptuously, and rang the bell. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• At this moment, the bell rang. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• A wild, long laugh rang through the deserted room, and ended in a hysteric sob; she threw herself on the floor, in convulsive sobbing and struggles. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• And then in his turn he winded the call till all the greenwood rang. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• And then, from unseen lips, a cruel and mocking peal of laughter rang through the desolate place. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• After a while I wanted a drink of water and found the bell on a cord by the bed and rang it but nobody came. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• The bell rang, before he had been a minute in the room, and Penelope was sent to tell Miss Rachel that Mr. Franklin Blake wanted to speak to her. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The old man uttered a loud yell which rang through the lonely fields like the howl of an evil spirit. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I rang the bell. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• We went out to where they posted the numbers and the bell rang to pay off and they put up 18. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Then, the old church bell rang as gaily as it could, and they all returned to breakfast. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The work went on, until the noon-bell rang. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The room rang with shouts of laughter. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The singing again commenced, and rang through the high-roofed rooms, while we silently ascended the stair-case. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• They knocked once, and they rang once, without any response. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• He rang the bell furiously. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He had no wife to call in and astonish, so he rang the bell for his servant. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• One--twice--thrice that terrifying cry rang out across the teeming solitude of that unspeakably quick, yet unthinkably dead, world. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The door-bell rang, he was admitted; I felt sure of this, for I heard his voice addressing the portress. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• No other professor would have dared to cross the carré before the class-bell rang. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I rang the bell and was shown up to the chamber which had formerly been in part my own. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• So I rang her up this morning, before I went out, and told her you and I were here for two days and wanted to see her. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Caroline sped like levelled shaft from bent bow; after her rang a jesting, gibing laugh. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.

Edited by Elise