false alarm
Example Sentences
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Doubts about the current bull market have started to creep in following Friday’s tech stock wipeout, but this wouldn’t be the first false alarm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Chronic pain, however, continues even after the injury has healed, creating a kind of false alarm that can last for weeks, months, or years.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
Historical records reveal there were several close calls in the early ’80s, including the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm that could have triggered a nuclear war.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026
And though the Aukus review was a scare it was ultimately a false alarm.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
Dandelion grew nervous and twice gave a false alarm.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
