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How to use chime in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Chime means a musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. Example: “Hugo had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.”

Examples of chime by meaning

nounA musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell....

  • Hugo had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.
  • Sylvia was a chime player in the school orchestra.

nounAn individual ringing component of such a set.

  • Peter removed the C♯ chime from its mounting so that he could get at the dust that had accumulated underneath.

nounA small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.

  • The professor had stuffed a wad of gum into the chime of his doorbell so that he wouldn't be bothered.

nounThe sound of such an instrument or device.

  • The copier gave a chime to indicate that it had finished printing.
  • Chimes sing Sunday morn.

nounA small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.

  • Strike the bell with the brass chime hanging on the chain next to it.

verbTo make the sound of a chime.

  • The microwave chimed to indicate that it was done cooking.
  • I got up for lunch as soon as the wall clock began chiming noon.
  • It chimes the hours and the quarters, and every three hours it plays a hymn.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 163

verbTo agree; to correspond.

  • The other lab's results chimed with mine, so I knew we were on the right track with the research.

More sentences with chime

  • We appreciate your input, so please don't hesitate to chime in with comments and questions.From the entry chime in
  • The tuned wind chimes sounded almost like they were playing a melody.From the entry tuned
  • My doorbell chime stopped working, and I had to re-pair it with the bell push.From the entry re-pair
  • The wind chimes tinkled musically in the breeze.From the entry musically
  • These bells chime on the quarter-hour.From the entry quarter-hour
  • It chimed with an entire discourse of white identity politics festering on the US right.2026 January 21, David Smith, “Trump paints himself as great white hope in racism-drenched Davos speech”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived…. From the entry fester
  • The advent of coasting chimes with data showing Britons are drinking less alcohol than before.2025 December 31, Zoe Wood, “Drinkers turn to low-alcohol beverages so they can 'coast' through season”, in The Guardian, page 3. From the entry coasting
  • The wood saws chimed as they went back and forth cutting down tree branches.2019, Veronica M. E. Zuill, The Most Unforgettable Moment: Our Biggest Mistake Ever. From the entry swash
  • A bell chimes as you open the door, and fans swirl below a pressed-tin ceiling.2019 April 10, Adrian Higgins, “This florist started caring for ailing orchids on the side. He’s now babysitting 13,000.”, in The…. From the entry cattleya
  • The tingle of a wind chime drifted to her on the ocean breeze.2014, Ally Blake, Marriage Make-Over. From the entry tingle
  • The bianzhong (編鐘) is an ancient Chinese musical instrument consisting of 65 chime bells.2014 February 20, Hsiang-yi Tang, “The sound of kings”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2020…. From the entry bianzhong
  • In one corner is an old grandfather's clock; the chimes are on the half-hour.2011, Studs Terkel, "The Good War": An Oral History of World War II. From the entry on the half hour
  • Rodriguez, adds a contemporary sheen to the chiming kulintang music of the Philippines.2007 April 27, The New York Times, “Jazz Listings”, in New York Times. From the entry kulintang
  • Thatch had come down the stairs and chimed in: "Isn't he an awful buckin' eejit?"2003, Sam Stewart, The Druid, page 195. From the entry buck
  • “Howbout that Orange Sunshine one time,” says a third trucker, chiming in from behind.1977, Terry Cook, Vans and the Truckin’ Life, Abrams, page 33. From the entry howbout
  • The tiny chimes clinged the hours and quarters against his right and Kate's left ear.1913, Cleveland Moffett, Oliver Herford, The Bishop's Purse, page 121. From the entry cling
  • Why the All-mover, Why the All-prover Ever urges on and measure out the chordless chime of things.1908, Thomas Hardy, The Dynasts. From the entry chordless
  • At that precise moment, after a week of silence, the solar chime forcefully tingled, loudly and clearly, again and again.2021, Benita Glickman, Then and Now: Snapshots of My Life. From the entry tingle
  • "Not to worry," Addas chimed in as he put a massive paw on Dev's shoulder and gave him a squeeze.2021, J.P. Jackson, chapter 12, in Summoned, NineStar Press, unnumbered page. From the entry technomage
  • “You went to The Citadel?” her mother chimed in.2018 October 26, Joe Crochet, My Winning Seasons: Discovering the Champion Within, page 3. From the entry plebe
  • This image of Gerrard as Liverpool's grand protector chimes with everything we know about him and his passion for his club.2018 May 4, Tom English, “Steven Gerrard: A 'seriously clever or recklessly stupid' Rangers appointment”, in BBC Sport. From the entry take for a ride
  • I haven't been seeing her around lately,” G.G. chimed.2012, Redd, Erick S. Gray, Nikki-Michelle, Girls from Da Hood 7. From the entry search up
  • Mike took it from the top: "Haste is inharmonious with dimlit antiquity (now Paul chimed in) and timeless music."2010, Aubrey Bart, The Bluesiana Snake Festival, page 59. From the entry dimlit
  • Or in the middle, a two-legged frogpole?” “Actually, there's no such thing as a frogpole,” Robert chimed in.2008 November 26, Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver, A Tale of Two Tails #15, volume 15, Penguin, →ISBN. From the entry frogpole
  • Perhaps a first worker complained about an aspect of their work environment, and others chimed in—Me too, me three!2006, Michelle Murphy, Sick Building Syndrome and the Problem of Uncertainty: Environmental Politics, Technoscience, and Women Workers…. From the entry me three
  • "Hurts, Don't it?" they chime, laughing at her pain.2006, Carmen Portnoy, “The Crust”, in The Money Pie: A Recipe for Women Investors, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, published 2010, →ISBN…. From the entry Hertz donut
  • The clock chimed the hour and then audibly tocked as the pendulum swung behind the glass pane of the door.2002, Roger Ladd Memmott, Sweet Sally Ann. From the entry tock
  • The kneeling acolyte chimed a sacring-bell, and the congregation bent and swayed like a wheat-field swept scross by sudden wind.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 27. From the entry acolyte
  • She heard the chime from a distant belfry — soft, and slow, and heart-easesome, like soft lips to her soul.1918, Louise Dunham Goldsberry, Ted: And Some Other Stories, page 112. From the entry easesome

Meaning of chime

  1. noun A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
  2. noun An individual ringing component of such a set.
  3. noun A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.

Full definition of chime

Questions about chime in a sentence

How do you use chime in a sentence?
Chime is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Hugo had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.”
What is a short sentence with chime?
“Chimes sing Sunday morn.”
What does chime mean?
Chime means a musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chime (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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