How to Use chime in a Sentence

chime

1 of 2 noun
  • The click and chime of passing time.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • May your sounds, your chimes, your silence calm us.
    — Paul Jones, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Both the alarm and the minute repeater chime on the same two gongs.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The louder speaker pairs with a new chime sound.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Sending them up one by one, each chime added to the crescendo.
    — Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
  • So, when the phone chimes, we are fully prepared.
    — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
  • If the night is bound to be full of doorbell chimes, create a safe space for your pet.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Even the crown and chime activator on the case sides are gem set.
    — Carol Besler, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Powell held her hands up to her face as the familiar chimes played.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Here’s the mallet that makes her guitar chime like a dulcimer.
    — Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2021
  • At first, the car makes an audible chime, and the steering wheel lights turn red.
    — Daniel Golson, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023
  • It’s paired with an indoor chime that’ll alert owners when someone is at the door.
    — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 11 Jan. 2021
  • The chime is spectacular, so crisp and clear.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The weaving felt familiar, a bone-deep chime.
    — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • Skip fake florals, door bows, and chimes, which can look cheap or annoy neighbors.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 23 June 2026
  • The chime of her phone distracted her for a moment only.
    — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a steady wind stirring on that cloudy June day, and the chimes on the farm store tinkle.
    — Rachael Moeller Gorman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
  • As a memento, Mark took the chimes that hung by my mother’s back door.
    — Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • The heart is painted to look like a globe, and the chimes can play melodies from different countries.
    — Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
  • One indicator on the dial is for the time, and the other is for the chime.
    — Carol Besler, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Your unconscious worked the alarm’s chime into your slumber.
    — Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
  • Security cameras announce when a car is pulling up, and the doors have chimes.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Each chime is supposed to root out a worldly passion, such as anger, suspicion or lust.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 Oct. 2022
  • As the wind continued to blow, the man approached the chimes and began cutting them down piece by piece.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Occasionally the chime of the church bells can still be startling.
    — Stephen Castle, New York Times, 11 July 2023
  • The soothing, deeply resonant humming of the bowls and sparkling tinkling of chimes filled the room.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Blocks, and a coin emerges with a satisfying chime when Mario’s fist collides with the brick.
    — Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • On one block, the chime of an ice cream truck competed with the rumble of a helicopter overhead.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2020
  • The noise continued, as a larger piece of the chime continued to clatter in the wind.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • With a chime her high school crush, Matt (John Earl Jelks), becomes her husband.
    — New York Times, 10 Apr. 2022

chime

2 of 2 verb
  • The music and the mood chimed well together.
  • One of his mantras chimed here.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • An alarm that chimes instead of buzzes.
    — Stephen Watson, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The reboot chimes once the process is done.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The robot will chime when the process is done.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • And there’s a clock in the background that chimes eight times.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Outside, bells chimed four o’clock.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That also chimes with the schedule from last year.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • This chimed with Ling, who had come from a world of theater.
    — Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Across campus, the bell began to chime the hour.
    — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The bells chimed hourly and music played daily.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
  • So, what happens if the time changes while the piece is still chiming?
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2023
  • His clock chiming four times was evidence of that.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The chiming from phones was music to everyone’s ears.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • The morning of our departure, Keno chimes the bell to wake us for sunrise.
    — Kate Crockett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Those wedding bells are getting ready to chime for Gwen Stefani!
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 11 June 2021
  • Since posting, hundreds of people have chimed into the comments to share their thoughts.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The clock will not chime for several months while it’s being refurbished.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 26 July 2021
  • The song opens with chiming guitar, travelogue lyrics and birdsong melody.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 10 Aug. 2023
  • It’s seen from behind — its bare bottom chiming with O’Reilly’s.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
  • The project chimed with Be Water Film on a number of levels.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The fresh slide in digital assets chimes with a broader risk-off sentiment at the start of a new month.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2025
  • After a few seconds, the base chimed and the app confirmed a successful pairing.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Sunlight chimed off Rubber Hand’s hatchet blade.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Although, it may be better referred to as a walk-off song, chiming out after a player finds the back of the net.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2023
  • That attitude chimes with the current mood of wanting to take joy from jewelry, rather than hiding it in the vault.
    — Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Garnier’s message chimes with Bündchen’s.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • After a little time had passed, my phone began to chime with reminders of my waiting invitation.
    — Alana Evans, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The door chimed as Shawnta McClenton stepped through and approached the counter.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Plaza shoppers will hear the bells chime for the first time at noon Sunday, April 5, which is Easter.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026

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