alarm system

Example Sentences

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A natural question is why ants have evolved such a sophisticated alarm system if sick individuals can simply remove themselves.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025

Mysterious things keep happening — music suddenly blasts, doors slam, the lights go out and the alarm system roars in the middle of the night.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The window had been disconnected from the alarm system after a defect caused repeated false alarms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Previously, when Sterling lived in Cheshire his home was also targeted by thieves in 2018, who fled when the alarm system was activated.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

He thinks of the alarm system now installed in his parents’ house, wonders why they cannot relax about their physical surroundings in the same way.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri