Explore Beep through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like sound or bleep. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Beep in a sentence
Related words
Beep meaning
- The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
- A short, electronically produced tone.
- A message sent to a pager device.
Using Beep
- The main meaning on this page is: The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. | A short, electronically produced tone. | A message sent to a pager device.
- Useful related words include: sound, bleep, honk, blare.
- In the example corpus, beep often appears in combinations such as: beep doctors, beep beep, beep of.
Context around Beep
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Beep
- In this selection, "beep" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, prolonged, sponsorship, volunteer, doctors, tones and alerting stand out and add context to how "beep" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a prolonged beep for the and an error beep alerting the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "beep" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and activations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with beep
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The lights flash and sometime it makes a beep. (9 words)
For some reason my kettle doesn't beep when boiled, but I prefer that. (14 words)
BEEP Doctors, all of whom are volunteers, provide 'enhanced pre-hospital emergency care' in Cumbria. (15 words)
It regularly picked up a 35kmh cornering advisory speed notice just down from my house, decided that was the speed limit for the next stretch of road (which is in fact a 50kmh zone) and proceeded to ‘‘beep’’ me with warnings that I was driving too fast. (47 words)
As they take their seats, the soundtrack is filled with the chattering of jackhammers and the piercing beep of reversing trucks, then it abruptly cuts to near-silence, both emphasizing the awkward lack of conversation at the table. (38 words)
These signals were detected at the IP-1 station by Junior Engineer-Lieutenant V.G. Borisov, where reception of Sputnik's "beep-beep-beep" tones confirmed the satellite's successful deployment. (31 words)
One night, my boyfriend was staying over and I told him not to use a blanket because it was the 'dog beep,' and he was like 'WTF? (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
These signals were detected at the IP-1 station by Junior Engineer-Lieutenant V.G. Borisov, where reception of Sputnik's "beep-beep-beep" tones confirmed the satellite's successful deployment.
Amateurs often play with electronic clocks that beep out the final ten seconds of a byōyomi period, with a prolonged beep for the last five.
Rudolph officiated as minister for Morissette's wedding with both performing the explicit version of their hit hip-hop song, "Back It Up (Beep Beep)".
The flight name is replaced by "BEEP BEEP" and the backup crew's names are given.
For some reason my kettle doesn't beep when boiled, but I prefer that.
In gratitude for the sponsorship, BEEP Doctors will deliver a first-aid talk to the team at A.W. Jenkinson.
It regularly picked up a 35kmh cornering advisory speed notice just down from my house, decided that was the speed limit for the next stretch of road (which is in fact a 50kmh zone) and proceeded to ‘‘beep’’ me with warnings that I was driving too fast.
Medical equipment support is set to bolster life-saving initiatives in Cumbria by volunteer BEEP Doctors.
The episode's anti-hero is nearly flung into a rage with every ding, buzz, and beep he hears.
The lights flash and sometime it makes a beep.
Too much emphasis on hippy wake-up sounds rather than a choice of standard beep tones (you're stuck with just one).
As they take their seats, the soundtrack is filled with the chattering of jackhammers and the piercing beep of reversing trucks, then it abruptly cuts to near-silence, both emphasizing the awkward lack of conversation at the table.
BEEP Doctors, all of whom are volunteers, provide 'enhanced pre-hospital emergency care' in Cumbria.
Buttons and other switchgear have been tidied up, and there are some new safety features (including the dreaded warning beep when you go 1mph above the speed limit).
For Rupert Thomson’s Phillip Notman, it is the beep of an electronic reader as it registers a travelcard.
If the system is tripped, you'll get a notification on your phone, and the hub will beep for 60 seconds.
I might beep every now and again, but the HCL has been a lifesaver as a late-onset type 1 diabetic.
One night, my boyfriend was staying over and I told him not to use a blanket because it was the 'dog beep,' and he was like 'WTF?
Passengers who attempt to board before their assigned group is called will set off an error beep, alerting the gate agent — and also rule-abiding fellow passengers.
The only thing breaking the silence is the occasional beep of an electronic scale, or the sound of coffee being poured into a measuring glass.
Common combinations with beep
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- beep doctors 5×
- beep beep 4×
- beep of 4×
- the beep 4×
- that beep 2×
- beep out 2×
- beep for 2×
- beep and 2×
- beep when 2×
- to beep 2×