siren

Example Sentences

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It was only when emergency services began to arrive, with the "different types of sirens" signalling the arrival of ambulances, police and firefighters, that they realised something was wrong.

From BBC

He often signals the end of a solo by blowing loudly into what sounds like a police siren.

From The Wall Street Journal

Homer’s “The Odyssey” follows Odysseus, a Greek king trying to get home after the Trojan War, a journey interrupted by Cyclopes, sirens, shipwrecks and gods with grudges.

From Los Angeles Times

"We could hear the sirens in the distance. Around me, people were stunned, worried, silent."

From Barron's

Richard Elkins, who lives near the site, said he first knew something had happened on Sunday when he heard sirens from his home.

From BBC