fire alarm

Example Sentences

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Sound-designed by David Gertsman, “undertone” is so quiet that a tea kettle sounds like a fire alarm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

He also claimed one of the victims "pulled the fire alarm to get help", praising the boy as "a hero".

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

But that's when the sound of a fire alarm cut through her morning.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

And many told The Wall Street Journal that they never heard the building’s fire alarm, leaving them unaware of how quickly the blaze was spreading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

It cut through the noise of the battle like a fire alarm.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan