alarm bell

Example Sentences

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There’s an alarm bell going off in the consumer credit business, but it isn’t necessarily the one you think.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 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

He strategically delayed his alarm bell until his Bharatiya Janata Party won a landmark election in West Bengal state, India’s fourth-most populous.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

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

In retrospect, that mistake should have tripped every alarm bell in Conant’s mind.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell