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alarm bell

NOUN

warning bell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fire alarm

WEAK

burglar alarm danger signal tocsin

Example Sentences

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He strategically delayed his alarm bell until his Bharatiya Janata Party won a landmark election in West Bengal state, India’s fourth-most populous.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Though this hasn’t yet reached the scale of a pandemic, it’s essentially an alarm bell for any country that values human life.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

An alarm bell has been rung by one of Wall Street’s most prominent strategists.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

The TV report raised an alarm bell amongst some local residents.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

A hand cranks an alarm bell; sailors jump out of bunks, double-time it up stairways, assuming battle stations.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides