alarm bell

Example Sentences

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Though this hasn’t yet reached the scale of a pandemic, it’s essentially an alarm bell for any country that values human life.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

"Every alarm bell for democracy must ring," Prof Shannon Vallor, chair of ethics of data and AI at Edinburgh University, told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

An alarm bell has been rung by one of Wall Street’s most prominent strategists.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 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

“You were the alarm bell, Richard,” Henry had said.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt