How to Use ring out in a Sentence

ring out

verb
  • Church bells ring out, but there is hardly anyone in the streets.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Her words ring out in our minds and hearts, and her image as preserved will forever live on.
    — Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That’s when a series of gunshots ring out — a total of 10 in just a matter of seconds.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Ringing piano eighths gallop at a brisk mid-tempo, while percussive hits ring out in the distance.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
  • To make the gamma ray bells ring out gaily, the player lifts the little lead casings that cover the materials—and can do so in a rhythmic fashion to make a strange kind of song.
    — Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2018
  • Residents in Dubai and Abu Dhabi frequently hear loud explosions overhead due to daily interceptions, and missile alarms ring out on phones at all hours.
    — Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Videos circulating on Facebook also appear to show crowds running as shots ring out Halloween night on Short Vine Street in Corryville.
    — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In the video, the officers approach the scene when a barrage of what Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said are gunshots ring out.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Bleu Edmondson was once one of the most promising stars in the Texas country scene, as well as the author of party anthems that still ring out on jukeboxes and college playlists across the Lone Star State.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026
  • One video posted online and geolocated by NBC News which circulated Thursday shows two cars on fire in front of a police station in Azna with a nearby crowd cheering as multiple gunshots ring out.
    — Colin Sheeley, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026

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