emergency alarm

Example Sentences

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Families streamed out the one side door not rigged with an emergency alarm, juggling suitcases, boxes, and strollers.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

Passengers on a northbound Northern Line train pressed the emergency alarm after thinking they had smelled smoke.

From BBC • May 8, 2024

A Maui official with no previous career experience in disaster management defended his agency’s decision not to sound an emergency alarm system.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023

The lights cut out and the emergency alarm sounded, warning residents of Champlain Towers South to evacuate.

From Fox News • Jul. 4, 2021

The emergency alarm went off, and I remember saying to myself, “That’s the end of us.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela