fire alarm

Example Sentences

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Sound-designed by David Gertsman, “undertone” is so quiet that a tea kettle sounds like a fire alarm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The fire alarm had come from the vault, Herbert Reul revealed.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Some years ago, a fire alarm went off in his own home – in a room where his tumble dryer was operating.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

His wife, who was at home, got word of the situation and made it out—even though, he said, the fire alarm never sounded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Her eyes landed on the fire alarm on the far wall, and the stringy, gray-haired woman nearby who seemed to be having a similar thought to Marigold’s.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff