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

Just after 06:00 on 27 December, the fire brigade in Gelsenkirchen and a private security firm received a fire alarm warning from the bank, which may have been triggered by the thieves.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Gelsenkirchen Police said they became aware of the crime after a fire alarm was set off in the early hours of Monday morning.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

And many told The Wall Street Journal that they never heard the building’s fire alarm, leaving them unaware of how quickly the blaze was spreading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

But his cries were lost in the piercing screech of the fire alarm, and he knew it was useless.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff