alarm system

Example Sentences

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The following “RV Envy” adds the thwack of a full drum kit to the mix, and the staticky howl of the hurdy-gurdy is as hectic as a smashed window triggering a building’s alarm system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

It added that Motin had disabled the alarm system, "leaving him alone to be on watch as the eyes and ears of the ship".

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

By organizing the destruction of these hybrids, MYC effectively shuts down this alarm system before it can activate immune defenses.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Mysterious things keep happening — music suddenly blasts, doors slam, the lights go out and the alarm system roars in the middle of the night.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Dogs were used for hunting and fighting, and as an alarm system against wild beasts and human intruders.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari