ring out
phrasal verb
rang out; rung out; ringing out; rings out
: to be heard loudly and clearly
A shot rang out.
Cheers rang out as the winner was announced.
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Two students, including the shooter,were killed and another student was injured at 11:09 a.m. after shots rang out in the school cafeteria.
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Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In a different 911 call, a woman said the gunfire caused alarm throughout the dealership, with managers running soon after the shots rang out.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Shots rang out just after 10 p.m. at 3 Sheridan Square, in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Dramatic musical notes reminiscent of pealing bells ring out as the words The Wizard of Oz appear on the screen in looping text.
—Hazel Gaynor
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
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Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In a different 911 call, a woman said the gunfire caused alarm throughout the dealership, with managers running soon after the shots rang out.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Shots rang out just after 10 p.m. at 3 Sheridan Square, in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Dramatic musical notes reminiscent of pealing bells ring out as the words The Wizard of Oz appear on the screen in looping text.
—Hazel Gaynor
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for ring out
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“Ring out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20out. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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