smoke alarm

Example Sentences

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Ms Kane agreed it is "vitally important to have a working smoke alarm on every floor of your home and to test them regularly".

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

"If you have a working smoke alarm and a fire was to occur, it can provide those vital extra seconds needed for you to get out of your home safely."

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

It was a nice night in Dallas, so he had the doors and windows open and some smoke drifted into the house, setting off the smoke alarm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

Or: We had scarcely begun to cook when the smoke alarm went off.

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