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

The cost of "remedials" for the fire alarm system – which was paid for with a £40,000 government grant in 2021 – is expected to be about £100,000.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

The officer who helped find Trent drove him home and suggested to his mother that she try an alarm system, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 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

I was on the other side of the clearing, putting up the string of bells that we used as an alarm system, when she yelled.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline