smoke detector
Example Sentences
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Cooking a burger in the oven feels odd, and pan-searing on high heat risks setting off the smoke detector.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025
He said the smoke detector may not have sounded because the door of the bedroom was closed.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024
Charmon and Akeem Isom, parents of six, told KABC-TV Channel 7 news they were unaware their four-bedroom home had no smoke detector, and they had no warning when flames from their tree began spreading.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023
Investigators also found that a smoke detector in the unit where the blaze broke out was not working.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2023
In the first she flew up to the ceiling and began puffing at the smoke detector mounted above his door.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
