bel
noun
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Definition of bel
: ten decibels
Examples of bel in a Sentence
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In 2016, 124,000 Italians between the ages of 18 and 34 left the bel paese, roughly 2 percent of the population in that cohort. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Italy’s Berlusconi makes his return," 2 Mar. 2018 And, as in summers past, this was a chance to hear a significant bel canto opera that remains an offshoot of the repertory. — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, "Review: A Soaring Soprano Helps Bel Canto at Caramoor Say Farewell," 9 July 2017 There was hardly any Puccini, there was hardly any bel canto and no verismo. — Colleen Barry, The Seattle Times, "Conductor Riccardo Chailly to celebrate 40 years at La Scala," 31 May 2017 BEL AIR, Md. — A deputy’s nearly fatal overdose while investigating a drug scene recently underscores the dangers faced by those fighting the U.S. drug epidemic. — Washington Post, "In opioid crisis, a new risk for police: accidental overdose," 27 May 2017 BEL-AIR: A Cold War-era bomb shelter (now a wine cellar) is among holdovers of this single-story home, built in 1949 for actor-producer Alan Ladd. — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, "What $20 million buys in three of L.A. County’s priciest ZIP Codes," 25 May 2017 The German soprano Diana Damrau, a house favorite, shares the stage with the tenor Javier Camarena, an assured bel-canto stylist who has the taste and technique to leave a lasting impression as well. — The New Yorker, "The Met: “I Puritani”," 14 Feb. 2017 And as Arturo, the man Elvira loves to distraction, a member of the Royalists, who opposed the Puritans in the English Civil War, Mr. Camarena again proved to be the leading bel canto tenor of the day. — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, "Review: A Tenor and a Soprano Make ‘I Puritani’ Gleam at the Met," 12 Feb. 2017 The score features the brilliant patter numbers that distinguish bel canto writing. — Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, "Bojan Knezevic stars in Donizetti’s ‘Don Pasquale’ for Island City Opera," 16 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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