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a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church)
church bells were ringing all over town
How To Use church bell In A Sentence
- The church bells keep me from sleeping.
- In the square the church bells chimed.
- The church bells were still ringing, pealing off their notes of joy across the city.
- The church bell used to be rung to signify disaster.
- church bells were ringing all over town
- John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail that this day would be a day of history that would be marked with bonfires, church bells ringing and "illuminations" -- or fireworks. Kenneth C. Davis: Don't Know Much About the Declaration? A Refresher On Our Freedoms
- I should also be interested to know what value of donation on my part would ensure that the church bells remain unrestored and forever silent.
- As the preacher crossed himself, the church bell began to toll.
- I do not profess to be a campanologist or a bell hunter, but I have a loving ear for a sweet-toned church bell, and can think of few belfries whose contents surpass St. Martin's, Birmingham. A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald"
- Noise predicts the orderly passing of life in much the same way church bells toll the hours.