fire alarm

Example Sentences

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“You want to get somebody’s attention really quick? Make the fire alarm go off in your spacecraft when you’re still about 80,000 miles from home,” Wiseman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

But that's when the sound of a fire alarm cut through her morning.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

All staff left the building beside the River Clyde when a fire alarm sounded at about 06:30.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Mr. Heaton says, “Let’s start by going over the homework,” but he barely gets the words out before the fire alarm starts blaring.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven