distress signal
Example Sentences
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After the crew answers a distress signal and brings an alien life form back with them, their vessel becomes a trap, its corridors narrowing as the creature moves through the shadows.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The increase represents yet another distress signal coming from within the housing market.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026
According to BBC Turkish, Georgia's aviation authority said the aircraft disappeared from radar without issuing a distress signal.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
"The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal on," Petro said, referring to the strike that killed Carranza.
From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025
Many Alaskans have wondered why, in his desperation, McCandless didn’t start a forest fire at this point, as a distress signal.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
