alarm system

Example Sentences

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It added that Motin had disabled the alarm system, "leaving him alone to be on watch as the eyes and ears of the ship".

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

By organizing the destruction of these hybrids, MYC effectively shuts down this alarm system before it can activate immune defenses.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Change the locks or put in an alarm system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Mysterious things keep happening — music suddenly blasts, doors slam, the lights go out and the alarm system roars in the middle of the night.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

He thinks of the alarm system now installed in his parents’ house, wonders why they cannot relax about their physical surroundings in the same way.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri