alarm clock

Example Sentences

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Gifts here should improve daily life: nicer linens, a staycation, or an upgraded alarm clock to make hitting snooze more pleasant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The metal ring adds minimal weight when attached and allows the phone to stand in portrait or landscape modes—perfect for reading, watching videos, and propping up the phone as a bedside alarm clock.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Her alarm clock makes getting up early "not feel quite as sad and miserable", Zoe says.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

“He let me have the insides of an alarm clock ... that was the beginning of it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

Milo’s eyes opened wide, for there in front of him was a large dog with a perfectly normal head, four feet, and a tail—and the body of a loudly ticking alarm clock.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster