alarm clock

Example Sentences

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I get up at 6:30 and then I hit my alarm clock for another 10 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

She was joined on the red sofa by her husband Steve, who joked that the "the first thing to go" in their new lives going forward would be the "the alarm clock".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But “somebody who tells me that they need a special alarm clock, to me that’d be a rich area to explore,” said Dr. Rafael Pelayo, a clinical professor at Stanford University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The metal ring adds minimal weight when attached and allows the phone to stand in portrait or landscape modes—perfect for reading, watching videos, and propping up the phone as a bedside alarm clock.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

The minute hand on the alarm clock reached the number twelve and, at that precise moment, the streetlamp outside the window went out.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling