fire alarm
Example Sentences
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“You want to get somebody’s attention really quick? Make the fire alarm go off in your spacecraft when you’re still about 80,000 miles from home,” Wiseman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
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
Some years ago, a fire alarm went off in his own home – in a room where his tumble dryer was operating.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Gelsenkirchen Police said they became aware of the crime after a fire alarm was set off in the early hours of Monday morning.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
But, V thought as she spotted the red square of the fire alarm, she might have found something even more useful.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
