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

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

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

From BBC • Dec. 1, 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

From time to time when they cook they set off the fire alarm, which is overly sensitive, and they bang it into silence with the handle of a broom.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri