alarm bell
Example Sentences
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It was a warning shot, an alarm bell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
But it does feel like Justice Jackson is out there at the top of the mountain ringing a very loud alarm bell to say: This is the play.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Her husband telling your daughter to give up her job is an alarm bell.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
"Niscemi is another alarm bell... we must respond by changing our habits" and "choosing not to build in certain ways and in certain places".
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Finally an alarm bell went off in my brain and I threw up both arms, shouting, “Don’t shoot! We give up!”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
