How do you use Bells in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Bells in a sentence
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Bells meaning
plural of bell
Using Bells
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of bell
- In the example corpus, bells often appears in combinations such as: alarm bells, the bells, bells and.
Context around Bells
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 14 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bells
- In this selection, "bells" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, alarm, cow, mission, highway, beach and dustin stand out and add context to how "bells" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 100 bells each at, 1 650 bells each to and alarm bells. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bells" sits close to words such as beautifully, clarify and concludes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bells
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mission bells Bells were important to daily life at any mission. (11 words)
The bells were borrowed from Mission Santa Barbara because there were no bells at the time. (16 words)
Variations in construction Bells Trombone bells (and sometimes slides) may be constructed of different brass mixtures. (16 words)
Goidell came in in relief and got the Bells’ Dustin Greenwood to fly out to center field, but it was deep enough to allow the runner at third to tag up and score, giving the Bells all the runs they’d need for the win. (45 words)
In the modern form, the bells are depicted with straight lines and sharp angles, and meet only at points; in the older, undulating pattern, now known as vair ondé or vair ancien, the bells of each tincture are curved and joined at the base. (44 words)
The orchestral prelude which follows portrays the Roman dawn; the pastoral aura is accentuated by the shepherd boy's song, and the sounds of sheep bells and church bells, the authenticity of the latter validated by Puccini's early morning visits to Rome. (43 words)
Example sentences (20)
For centuries, falconers had only bells to help them find their birds, and some modern falconers still attach bells to a bird’s legs, making it easier to find them if they catch prey in some brush or other cover.
They cast a tiny shadow and sell for 1,100 bells each at Nook’s Cranny and 1,650 bells each to CJ.
A sheriff’s deputy was patrolling at near the intersection of Robertson Boulevard and Bells Highway about 11:30 p.m. when he reportedly spotted three motor vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed, turning from Robertson Boulevard onto Bells Highway.
Goidell came in in relief and got the Bells’ Dustin Greenwood to fly out to center field, but it was deep enough to allow the runner at third to tag up and score, giving the Bells all the runs they’d need for the win.
Switzerland is well-known for its cow-bells, which are something of a national symbol, and cows grazing the beautiful hillsides to the sound of clanging cow-bells is supposedly an image of the perfect rural idyll.
A crate label for Mission Bells Brand fruit depicts the ringing of the bells at Mission San Juan Capistrano.
Bells Beach, Victoria Although the final scene of the film Point Break is supposedly set at Bells Beach, the scene was not filmed there.
During this week, he completed "Part One" of Tubular Bells; "Part Two" was then compiled over a number of months. citation Virgin years (1973–91) Tubular Bells is Oldfield's most famous work.
In the modern form, the bells are depicted with straight lines and sharp angles, and meet only at points; in the older, undulating pattern, now known as vair ondé or vair ancien, the bells of each tincture are curved and joined at the base.
Mission bells Bells were important to daily life at any mission.
Players may point the bells of their instruments in the direction they are moving, or slide (also called traverse) with all the bells facing in the same direction.
The bells were borrowed from Mission Santa Barbara because there were no bells at the time.
The orchestral prelude which follows portrays the Roman dawn; the pastoral aura is accentuated by the shepherd boy's song, and the sounds of sheep bells and church bells, the authenticity of the latter validated by Puccini's early morning visits to Rome.
Throughout the history of the mission, the bells have rung faithfully every evening, a promise made to King Charles III of Spain when he sent the original bells to the mission in 1777.
Variations in construction Bells Trombone bells (and sometimes slides) may be constructed of different brass mixtures.
After silencing the bells, the church secured the latest technology to replace the 1960s system, one that woulds stand up to the humidity.
Alarm bells began to rang in Eileen's head, as she told the seller she knew it was a scam.
Alarm bells for homebuyers, real estate agents and lawyers include: sellers seeming unfamiliar with the property, brand new documentation, and inconsistencies in data.
Alarm bells shouldn’t be ringing yet, but twin failures from Australia’s usually reliable number three have officially confirmed 2023 as his worst year with the bat since spectacularly bursting onto the scene in 2019.
And so, that's where I would caution someone to put their money into understanding who's providing the best care, not who has the fancy bells and whistles.
Phrases with bells
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with bells
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- alarm bells 47×
- the bells 41×
- bells and 37×
- church bells 13×
- bells of 9×
- of bells 8×
- bells for 7×
- bells ringing 7×
- jingle bells 7×
- bells to 6×