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Example sentences for "rang"

Lexicographically close words:
randa; randan; rande; random; randomly; rangatira; range; ranged; ranger; rangers
  1. Two can play at that game, my hearties," rang out the voice of the stalwart captain as he sprung on board, followed by Mr. Avery.

  2. Suddenly there rang out a tremendous explosion, and a great cloud of smoke rolled up, hiding everything from view.

  3. Walking boldly up to the front door, Budd rang the bell.

  4. Then there rang out from her three such yells as only Judd could give; and full of surprise and joy, Budd turned about his boat and went down to meet her.

  5. Fire," said Umbopa in Zulu, and at almost the same instant the three rifles rang out loudly; three clouds of smoke hung for a moment before us, and a hundred echoes went flying over the silent snow.

  6. Instantly eight thousand spears were lifted in answer, and from eight thousand throats rang out the royal salute of "Koom.

  7. So La Villari rang the bell and told Teresa to order fifty francs worth of white roses and tuberoses from the florist, to be brought as soon as possible, and the hair-dresser for six o'clock, and the brougham for seven.

  8. Nancy had reached home, and the lights were lit and voices rang through the house; but the grandfather sat on the hill-side in the dark, and talked to the scarecrow.

  9. The strange new language, of which Nancy had learned a few dozen words, rang in her ears continuously: Kavarna .

  10. He called Sally; he called Tom; he rang the bells.

  11. The bell rang loud, and the butler opened the hall-door to admit his master.

  12. He rang the bell, and asked the untipped and unamiable old servant to bring him some ink.

  13. Minna had gone to fetch Anne-Marie from school, when a messenger rang and gave Nancy a sealed letter.

  14. I rang the visitors' bell, and a manservant in ornate livery opened at once.

  15. One o'clock struck as Antonio turned down Via Monte Napoleone, and when he rang the bell at No.

  16. But the treble voices of his desires rang shrill: "He must not forget his duties to himself and to others.

  17. Her tone rang with a sort of school-girl obstinacy.

  18. He tried to laugh, but somehow a certain weariness rang through his laughter.

  19. Her voice rang with all the protest and despair of which youth is so capable--very real protest and very real despair, whole-hearted and intense, as is the way with youth.

  20. There was a peculiar emphasis in her words, a note in her voice so like despair that it rang long afterwards in Nora's memory.

  21. In that moment she remembered the power that had been given her, and her voice rang with the exultation of victory.

  22. The words followed her; they rang in her ears as she flung herself down by her table, burying her face in her arms in a passion of despair.

  23. Yes, he had a long, hard death of it--three hours and six minutes, from the time he rang his bell.

  24. The call rang from floor to attic and throughout the house, but remained unanswered: "Francois!

  25. But a shot rang out behind him and one of the window-panes was blown into fragments.

  26. He sprang up the outer steps at a bound, rang the bell with emphasis, and shooting past the astonished servant, bolted whirlwind-fashion into the dining-room.

  27. She sang as she steered, "Over the Sea in my Fairy Bark," and the melodious voice rang sweetly out over the wide sea.

  28. The whole front of the pretty cottage was in a state of illumination, as he opened the little gate and walked up the gravel path, and men's shadows moved on the curtained windows as he rang the bell.

  29. Captain Cavendish ran up the steps, with the air of a man perfectly at home, opened the outer door and rang the bell.

  30. He rang the bell and put his arm round her to lead her away.

  31. He rang for his servant, and desired that young man, when he appeared, to fetch him his overcoat.

  32. It----" He stopped fearfully as a rifle shot rang out.

  33. A second later the report of Joe's gun rang out.

  34. As the youths darted to one side, a shot rang out; another; and still another.

  35. Shots rang out from the Arabs' pistols, but they were too unsteady to cause any damage.

  36. Two shots rang out, and each found the mark.

  37. For some moments her laughter rang in my ears, as I fancied, in mockery.

  38. Those splendid steeds, like creatures of intelligence, appeared to understand what was said; they had gradually moved closer and closer, till their muzzles touched and their steel curbs rang together.

  39. The two former suddenly became hushed, as the hoofs of our horses rang upon the stone pavement, and the heedless water alone continued to utter its soft monotone.

  40. There was but one that rang with that rich metallic tone.

  41. It was a struggle between Aurora and the moon which of them should rule the sky, when our bugle rang its clear reveille, rousing the rangers from their slumber, and startling their steeds at the stall.

  42. The bugle rang clear and loud, and its cheerful notes, as I sprang into the saddle, combined with the inspiration borrowed from my buoyant steed, produced a soothing effect upon my spirits.

  43. The tread of the hoofs and the shrill neighing still rang in my ears.

  44. Again the report of a shot tore a great rent in the wintry stillness and rang out with sharp reverberations.

  45. These words rang constantly in his ears by night and by day.

  46. They were sauntering about, talking in a desultory fashion, when all of a sudden a wild, joyous whinny rang out upon the startled air.

  47. Then, with a short, sharp resonance, followed by a long reverberation, a shot rang out and a bullet whizzed past Ralph's ear.

  48. But by the time he had finished this reflection, the pastor felt himself rushing along at a tremendous speed, and short, sharp commands rang in his ears, which instantly engrossed all his attention.

  49. Aye, for the city was gay that winter, gay with parties and dances, balls and dinners, and the bells rang as merrily as if we were not starving and dying out on the bleak, hillsides.

  50. Yet it was for a fifth time that Stirling's voice rang clear, over the roar of the battle, and for the fifth time we picked up the gauge of their challenge, and swept forward in the charge.

  51. Suddenly shots rang out, a cry of dismay and rage followed, and then the flash of guns and a rattling volley crashed around the house.

  52. Anglicans and Nonconformists alike resented such an authoritative deliverance, and presently the old 'No Popery' cry rang like a clarion through the land.

  53. As the first sound of splitting boards rang through the empty house, a quick cry as of a creature in pain burst from the staircase without, and they saw, crouching there with trembling hands held out in protest, the meagre form of Huckins.

  54. But just as I was asking myself whether I should stop him or let him go on with his peerings and pokings, the bell rang loudly below.

  55. Give me stupidity in a pupil every time, rather than cleverness," Harrington had said to one of his pupils, and the remark often rang in Gethryn's ears even when his eyes were most blinded by his own wonderful facility.

  56. Her voice rang with an excitement she had not shown at her own success.

  57. My lord's voice rang out as it did seldom in the privacy of his own house.

  58. It is no matter; and just as he spoke, the alarum-bell rang loud and long.

  59. The soldiers fought hard with the exasperated populace, and before the church bells rang out for vespers the streets ran with blood and were choked with corpses.

  60. Sixtus waged war vigorously against them; he called upon the people in a bull, issued within a week of his election, to fly to arms when the alarm-bell rang and offer determined resistance.

  61. Then giving way to a sudden impulse, he hurried back to the front of the house, went up to the door and rang the bell sharply.

  62. The girls exchanged glances, and with melancholy mien the old lady rang the bell for breakfast, and then dropped into her seat with a weary sigh.

  63. Directly after the door was closed, and the chimes of the Palace clock rang out four times, followed by two deep, booming strokes on the great cracked bell.

  64. He did not hear a ring at the front door, for he went back to his consulting-room, to sit with his head in his hands; neither did he hear the conversation going on after the closely-veiled lady who rang had been admitted.

  65. With trembling hand Roach rang the servants' bell, and then drew a deep breath.

  66. He handed one coin to the man, and rang another on the heavy table, for it to give out the true sound of sterling gold.

  67. Chester stood on the doorstep for some minutes, thinking, in perfect ignorance of what was taking place inside, and twice over he rang the bell, in the determination to enter and confront these men.

  68. At the end of a minute there was no reply, and he knocked and rang again, with the hope rising that he was on the right tack at last, for the silence accorded with the mystery of the place he sought.

  69. A piercing whistle rang out, and the man signalled with his arm, while the passers-by began to stop and collect.

  70. Exactly as the bells rang the hour came the metallic clank of anchor chains.

  71. Come over to-morrow, Allard," rang the merry chorus.

  72. All Europe rang with the story, and Monsieur Allard was decorated with the Grand Star of the Order of St. Rurik.

  73. As the Duchess swept her graceful salute to the Emperor, Allard's cry rang through the place: "Theodora!

  74. Desmond was almost forgotten when the first shot on the mountain-side rang out.

  75. Then the bell on the roof of the little chapel rang once or twice, and I went near.

  76. There were still cries, which rang in my ears, from men who were sinking as we passed on.

  77. The little bell on the chapel rang for the vespers or ever we ended that long talk, and the old man must go.

  78. When it was over the street rang with cheers.

  79. The British now received another rain of bullets, and the wood rang with the savage yells of the Indians, but they could see only smoke, except when now and then an Indian ventured from behind a tree to take a scalp.

  80. At this moment the report of a gun rang out upon the air.

  81. Village after village rang with yells of terror and astonishment at the sight of the Victoria, and Dr.

  82. This morning at half-past three o'clock he rang the doorbell and came bristling in, the maddest man I have seen in a long time.

  83. While he was talking another shot rang out, and then there was a regular fusillade, which lasted for fifteen seconds or so; then an explosion.

  84. I rang the bells of several houses in a desperate desire to talk to somebody, but could not find a soul--only sleepy and disgruntled servants.

  85. While we were talking about these things and the business of burning and looting was pursuing its orderly course, a rifle shot rang out near by.

  86. Suddenly several shots rang out apparently from some ruins across the street and the whole place was instantly in an uproar.

  87. When they moved off to the camp which the half-breed had pitched, Andrew sat thoughtfully smoking outside the tent while the mist gathered thicker about the dripping pines and the roar of the river rang in his ears.

  88. The wild cry of a loon rang at intervals across the palely gleaming water; the resinous smell of the spruces was in the air; and the soft splash of ripples upon the shingle accentuated the stillness.

  89. They paddled on for another half-hour, and then a sharp report rang out of the mist ahead.

  90. The voice rang harsh with exultant fierceness and Geraldine knew that she had gained her object in rousing the brute in him.


  91. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rang" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.

    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    range guns; range twenty; ranges from; ranging from