Sentence examples for by doorbell from inspiring English sources

That has to be done in what used to be called the precincts, doorbell by doorbell.

People are constantly interrupted by the phone, by the doorbell, by kids screaming - but they keep coming back to their book.

The common version, which involves drive-bys and doorbell ringing and way too many unreturned calls and text messages, can be squirm-inducing.

To be sure, there are gentle knocks, sweet knocks, but those usually fall into the category of soft rappings: the late-night arrival, the lover-to-lover, message-through-the-wall (often adulterous) tap; the old-school, salesman-at-the-door, Fuller Brush five-knuckle rap — a deep anachronism now, replaced long ago by the doorbell, which, in turn, has been replaced by the telephone ring.

To be sure, there are gentle knocks, sweet knocks, but those usually fall into the category of soft rappings: the late-night arrival, the lover-to-lover, message-through-the-wall (often adulterous) tap; the old-school, salesman-at-the-door, Fuller Brush five-knuckle rap a deep anachronism now, replaced long ago by the doorbell, which, in turn, has been replaced by the telephone ring.

Fox was interrupted by the doorbell.

A family watched four armed burglars break down their front door on live video footage recorded by their doorbell.

His hope was that the program would quantify the police hours (and associated dollars) saved by each doorbell, possibly justifying a subsidy program like the ones in California.

The sign by the doorbell offers reassurance, in French, that the linebacker-sized Labrador retriever inside this quirky Hamptons household -- in the backyard, a bionic Barbie doll guards the pool in her birthday suit -- is a pushover.

Kirsty takes the test but is interrupted by the doorbell.

"I live alone and I didn't want to open the door," said Ms Lester, who was woken by the doorbell and her dog barking.