burglar alarm
Example Sentences
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His mother “worked as a receptionist at a burglar alarm company—one of the few growth industries in the neighborhood” during the early 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
He’s jury-rigged a burglar alarm with foam so it makes a clattering sound loud enough for the neighbor’s Ring camera to pick up, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2025
The first possible sign of Cavalcante that alerted searchers shortly after midnight Tuesday was a burglar alarm.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
This covered items such as regular beauty treatments, theatre trips, and annual maintenance and servicing of a burglar alarm.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2021
And that burglar alarm—how could I forget about that burglar alarm?
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
