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

Gina says it was the fire alarm triggering, which made people react - almost as if they had to be told to leave.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

The hole into the underground vault room was discovered when a fire alarm went off in the early hours of Monday, and police and the fire brigade searched the building.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

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

“Mom?” she yelled as the fire alarm continued to shriek.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau