How do you use the word "rung" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "rung": I ran to school, but the bell had already rung. Has the bell rung?

Rung Meaning

/ˈɹʌŋ/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.

nounA crosspiece between legs of a chair.

Sentence Examples

I ran to school, but the bell had already rung.

Has the bell rung?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

spoke ring round

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The repairman stepped on the lowest ____ of the ladder to reach the roof.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He climbed to the top ____ of the ladder to reach the guttering on the roof.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English rung, from Old English hrung, from Proto-West Germanic *hrungu, from Proto-Germanic *hrungō. Cognate with Dutch rong (“pole, stanchion”), German Runge (“stake, pole, stanchion”), Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰 (hrugga, “a staff”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"One of its arms was a disabled flail which used to be wielded by Goodman Rigby, before his spouse worried him out of this troublesome world; the other, if I mistake not, was composed of the pudding stick and a broken rung of a chair, tied loosely together at the elbow." — 1854, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Feathertop: a Moralized Legend”, in Mosses from an Old Manse:

"“I’m very proud that I’ve worked on every rung of the ladder,” Ashley says. “When you go to college, you don’t want to be a senior right away—you want to be a freshman.”" — 2023 June 15, Kat Moon, “Ashley Park’s Main Character Energy From ‘Joy Ride’ Is Here To Stay: ‘I’m Treating Myself Like A Lead Now’”, in Women's Health:

"With ecchoing Shouts the vaulted Chamber rung, / Belle Chuck was now the TOAST of ev'ry Tongue." — 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, section VI:

"Mr. Seibels, in his testimony, said I rung him up to see about labels. He is very much mistaken. I rung him up to see about bottles." — 1906, South Carolina. General Assembly, Report of State Officers, Board and Committees to the General ..., page 229:

"So they rung him up, and the next day he came to me and wanted to know where that pitch was." — 1996, Peter Golenbock, Wrigleyville: A Magical History Tour of the Chicago Cubs, page 435:

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