distress signal

Example Sentences

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The increase represents yet another distress signal coming from within the housing market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

"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

However, according to local authorities, a distress signal was not received until about 05:30 - a further factor which may have cost lives.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

Rescue boats were dispatched to the area after the vessel issued a distress signal before dawn and communications with it were lost, the minister said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

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