Wondering how to use Peal in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as sound or ring.
Peal meaning
- A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
- A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
- The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.
Using Peal
- The main meaning on this page is: A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc. | A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale. | The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.
- Useful related words include: sound, ring, pealing, roll.
- In the example corpus, peal often appears in combinations such as: peal of, peal in, the peal.
Context around Peal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peal
- In this selection, "peal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, blue, quarter, magnus and placed stand out and add context to how "peal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a full peal which if and a peal of worcester. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peal" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Peal had been missing since Wednesday. (6 words)
Ryan said: "The quarter peal is reserved for occasions of significance. (11 words)
A peal of Worcester Cathedral's bells was sounding between 10am and 2pm to mark the day. (17 words)
The peal was notable: "Rung with the bells deeply muffled with the exception of the Tenor which was open at back stroke, in token of respect to Nurse Cavell, whose body arrived at Dover during the ringing and rested in the town till the following morning. (46 words)
Across Quebec, at noon today and on Sundays from now until Easter, church bells will peal — not to welcome church-goers to mass and Sunday services, but to send a message of hope and mutual support that can be heard far and wide. (43 words)
In years past, thousands have gathered at the site where more than 2,700 people were killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, as the names of those lost are read and the bells peal in New York City. (38 words)
Example sentences (14)
A peal of Worcester Cathedral's bells was sounding between 10am and 2pm to mark the day.
Even the paint seems determined to blend in, Cosmic Blue Peal here struggling to look much more dramatic than battleship gray.
Ryan said: "The quarter peal is reserved for occasions of significance.
The bells of St Magnus peal, while prayers are offered to bridge and river users, as well as those who have died in the Thames, and a wooden cross is tossed into the waters.
The cathedral’s bell ringers will attempt a full peal which, if successful, will last about 4 hours on Saturday, January 20.
The ear-piercing fife and the stirring drum unite their accents with the ascending peal of a thousand church bells.
Across Quebec, at noon today and on Sundays from now until Easter, church bells will peal — not to welcome church-goers to mass and Sunday services, but to send a message of hope and mutual support that can be heard far and wide.
In years past, thousands have gathered at the site where more than 2,700 people were killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, as the names of those lost are read and the bells peal in New York City.
Bell ringer Terry Barnard, who has organised this special peal, placed a poppy next to his name on the memorial wall at the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln earlier this year.
It is part of a chain of beacons around the United Kingdom and will be followed by a peal of bells rung out from Holy Trinity.
Peal had been missing since Wednesday.
The bell then rang 32 times to reflect the 29 killed, plus the pregnant mother's twins and an extra peal in remembrance of those who continue to lose their lives through terror attacks across the world.
The peal of the bells seemed to be coming from Commercial Street, maybe from one of the wharves along the nearby waterfront.
The peal was notable: "Rung with the bells deeply muffled with the exception of the Tenor which was open at back stroke, in token of respect to Nurse Cavell, whose body arrived at Dover during the ringing and rested in the town till the following morning.
Common combinations with peal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- peal of 4×
- peal in 2×
- the peal 2×