How to Use wind chime in a Sentence

wind chime

noun
  • Everyone is silent for a few moments as a bird chirps and a wind chime dings.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
  • See the intrepid frogs in the many states of their wind chimes habitat below.
    — Time, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Soft music played in the background as a breeze kicked up and wind chimes jingled.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 19 May 2020
  • Their house is instead tucked in the woods, with a shed roof and lots of blankets, wind chimes, and plants.
    — Alexandra Lange, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Key Wind Chime Give new life to old keys with this simple wind chime.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Put them to extra-good use by installing some wind chimes outside your window or on your porch.
    — Lindsey Vickers, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Adding a fish pond with koi, a gurgling fountain, or even a wind chime can further play into the sense of sound.
    — Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Maria and Gerry gave Christine gifts, a wind chime and pendant.
    — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2020
  • But that, as those of us with a half dozen apps with lapping waves and wind chimes on our phones know, is easier said than done.
    — Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Two of the Chisum Ranch’s many pronghorn dangled under the chopper like wind chimes.
    — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 13 Feb. 2020
  • The tower features 40 wind chimes for the 40 heroes who died that day.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 10 Sep. 2018
  • Install wind chimes to get some music going Warm spring breezes are a lovely sign of the season.
    — Lindsey Vickers, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2020
  • The wind chime's framework was assembled on site, and its assembly took two years to complete.
    — Madison Alcedo, Country Living, 6 Jan. 2017
  • On a recent afternoon, two children scampered through the yard counting fairies and wind chimes.
    — Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2020
  • Transform a handful of old keys into a charming wind chime that adds a gentle, tinkling sound to your outdoor space.
    — Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 17 Jan. 2026
  • American flags and wind chimes hang from porches, and traffic is so light that residents sometimes drive golf carts on the streets.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2019
  • Many residents with rejas fill their patio spaces with chairs, tables, hammocks or wind chimes.
    — Cassie Owens, Philly.com, 5 July 2018
  • Several said the noise was minimal and compared it favorably to the noise of wind chimes or a snapping flag.
    — Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, 15 May 2018
  • Make this wind chime by wrapping the necks of empty wine bottles in aluminum wire, then hang them from a pergola, overhang, or tree.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
  • There’s the same carport, the same wedge of grass out front, the same dreamy suburban soundtrack of wind chimes and air conditioners.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Longreads, 11 Jan. 2018
  • The tower, to be built near the park’s entrance, will feature 40 tubular metal wind chimes, one each for the victims.
    — Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Amid white-birch wind chimes and deep-red poinsettias, visitors learn about unseen elements that dictate the lives of plants.
    — Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 24 Nov. 2019
  • The only sound breaking through the hot afternoon air comes from a snorting pair of cows in the neighbor’s yard, and tinkling wind chimes hang over the porch.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Reflective wall art, mosaic ornaments, or a wind chime, perhaps?
    — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023
  • There are seven instruments on each side of the approximate six-foot long wall, including Aztec drums, wind chimes, a washboard and pipes.
    — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • The tower not only holds a place of prominence, but pushes the 40 individual wind chimes higher into the air.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2018
  • That’s because there are lots of noises in the background that can interfere with the sound, like lawnmowers, air conditioning, and even wind chimes outside.
    — Megan Friedman, House Beautiful, 17 Aug. 2018
  • Among the door prizes awarded were wind chimes, brunch at Pier W, a bird bath, autographed Cleveland Browns helmet and a bird house.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, 17 Sep. 2017
  • This online ecotherapeutic meditation — complete with the sound of wind chimes — won’t replace the hypnotic pleasure of watching your feet get buried in the sand as waves roll in at the beach.
    — Jill Cowan, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Still, even with the pile of leaves accumulating from the large tree, the garden is a calming, peaceful retreat that Donna has accented with urns, wind chimes and sculptures.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2019

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