alarm bell
Example Sentences
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"On my third day in hospital, I tried to stand up and I couldn't. The nurses told me not to walk and when you hear that it's a bit of an alarm bell," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
It was a warning shot, an alarm bell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
But it does feel like Justice Jackson is out there at the top of the mountain ringing a very loud alarm bell to say: This is the play.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Her husband telling her to give up her job is an alarm bell.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
Somewhere down below deck, a large alarm bell thrummed.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
