alarm clock

Example Sentences

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Gifts here should improve daily life: nicer linens, a staycation, or an upgraded alarm clock to make hitting snooze more pleasant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 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

Her alarm clock makes getting up early "not feel quite as sad and miserable", Zoe says.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

And when I didn’t reply he sent an alarm clock emoji and told me: 'Time’s running out.'

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024

“Ugh, no, boo,” Taryn mumbled into her pillow when her alarm clock cock-a-doodle-doo'd Friday morning.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake