smoke alarm

Example Sentences

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In the US, an estimated 16% of households do not have a functioning smoke alarm.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

At a national level, a survey by insurer Direct Line published in December suggested that nearly four million UK adults might be living in a home without any smoke alarm at all.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

He suggests that the smoke alarm industry has a responsibility to reduce nuisance alarms, which sometimes cause people to deactivate or uninstall the devices – a huge safety risk.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

And whatever happened, he said, something about the smoke alarm “flipped this switch” in Moose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

We had hardly begun to cook when the smoke alarm went off.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner