Example Sentences
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Alarms sounded across the country, state media said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Alarms don’t even go off on unaffected floors.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024
Alarms rang out through the vast museum in central Paris overlooking the Seine River when the evacuation was announced, and in the underground shopping center beneath its signature pyramid.
From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2023
Alarms and warnings of imminent violence from Russia, she said, have become a part of everyday life — “like brushing my teeth.”
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023
“Our weapons and supplies are at the end of the catwalk. We should hurry. Pretty soon—” Alarms began wailing throughout the cavern.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
