smoke detector

Example Sentences

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The arrest affidavit says authorities were first alerted to the shooting when a smoke detector sounded in the room.

From Washington Post

There were small attempted fires, but only a banner that was under the smoke detector ignited, which set off the alarm, according to Scroggins.

From Washington Post

It sounds like my own smoke detector and sends my two cats running for cover.

From Seattle Times

But chronic pain often continues long after the danger has passed, like a smoke detector that won’t shut off—a smoke detector that sets off a cascade of other smoke detectors, beeping wildly.

From Slate

You founded Nest, and you built the thermostat and the connected smoke detector.

From The Verge