: a bell or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outer door
Examples of doorbell in a Sentence
We rang the doorbell until someone came to let us in.
Recent Examples on the Web
Now in its fourth year of operation, the doorbell usually runs between March and late June.
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Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
For example, under Pulse's Nest system, the doorbell only allows the camera and talk functionality.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
Dean wasn’t in the dungeon long before Dracula left him to go answer the doorbell.
—EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
When the number of patrons exceeds that amount, then the site loads the YouTube stream minus the doorbell.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Within hours of ringing that neighbor’s doorbell, Ruby and Hildebrandt had been arrested for child abuse and Ruby’s four minor children were placed into state custody.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
In January alone, Amazon sold 4,200 Eken doorbells under 11 product listings, according to Consumer Reports.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Two days before, the couple’s youngest son, referred to in court documents as RF, had escaped the family therapist’s home in Ivins, Utah, where he and his younger sister, EF, were held captive, and rang a neighbor’s doorbell, asking for the police.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Many of Amazon's Blink security cameras and doorbells are on sale right now, but the most attractive discount of the batch is a whopping 40% off the sturdy and powerful Blink Outdoor 4 floodlight camera.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
For example, under Pulse's Nest system, the doorbell only allows the camera and talk functionality.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
Dean wasn’t in the dungeon long before Dracula left him to go answer the doorbell.
—EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
When the number of patrons exceeds that amount, then the site loads the YouTube stream minus the doorbell.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Within hours of ringing that neighbor’s doorbell, Ruby and Hildebrandt had been arrested for child abuse and Ruby’s four minor children were placed into state custody.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
In January alone, Amazon sold 4,200 Eken doorbells under 11 product listings, according to Consumer Reports.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Two days before, the couple’s youngest son, referred to in court documents as RF, had escaped the family therapist’s home in Ivins, Utah, where he and his younger sister, EF, were held captive, and rang a neighbor’s doorbell, asking for the police.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Many of Amazon's Blink security cameras and doorbells are on sale right now, but the most attractive discount of the batch is a whopping 40% off the sturdy and powerful Blink Outdoor 4 floodlight camera.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Doorbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorbell. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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doorbell
noun
door·bell
-ˌbel 
: a bell, gong, or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outside door
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