siren
Example Sentences
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He often signals the end of a solo by blowing loudly into what sounds like a police siren.
Homer’s “The Odyssey” follows Odysseus, a Greek king trying to get home after the Trojan War, a journey interrupted by Cyclopes, sirens, shipwrecks and gods with grudges.
From Los Angeles Times
"We could hear the sirens in the distance. Around me, people were stunned, worried, silent."
From Barron's
Richard Elkins, who lives near the site, said he first knew something had happened on Sunday when he heard sirens from his home.
From BBC
When air-raid sirens go off, many residents go down to their basements, “but if you’re working downtown you go to one of the central shelters,” she said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
