DOORBELL in a Sentence

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For DOORBELL, below is one of 5 sentences:
While Antonia was packing her trunk and putting her room in order, to leave it, the front doorbell rang violently.

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 Meanings and Examples of DOORBELL
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doorbell
 n.  a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
Classic Sentence:
1  Because he was always first in his classes at school, and could mend the water-pipes or the doorbell and take the clock to pieces, she seemed to think him a sort of prince.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: III
2  While Antonia was packing her trunk and putting her room in order, to leave it, the front doorbell rang violently.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XV
3  When I met him on his rounds now, I thought he carried his head more disdainfully than ever, and strode up the steps of front porches and rang doorbells with more assurance.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3. Lena Lingard: IV
Example Sentence:
1  Oh dear, there's the doorbell.
2  I was about ready to leave when somebody rang the doorbell.