false alarm
Example Sentences
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“After an extensive investigation, the incident was determined to be a false alarm,” the statement said.
From Los Angeles Times
Others, the sweet relief of a false alarm and disaster narrowly averted.
From Los Angeles Times
The ShakeAlert computer system that warns about the imminent arrival of shaking from earthquakes sent out a false alarm Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor in Carson City, Nev., that did not actually happen.
From Los Angeles Times
The window had been disconnected from the alarm system after a defect caused repeated false alarms.
That turned out to be a false alarm, with a mechanic finding only a malfunction with a warning light.
From Los Angeles Times
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