panic room
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"She was completely alone by herself in the house and in the panic room the whole day," Milstein said.
From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2023
He hasn’t heard from her since early Saturday morning when she called him from a panic room at Kibbutz Nir Oz, a communal settlement near the southeastern border with Gaza.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2023
Jordan and Naomi run for the house's panic room, but Naomi gets there first, pushing the automatic button to close the door too soon for Jordan to make it through all the way.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2023
Awaking Thompson, Johnson brought him to a security door that he said led to what used to be his panic room, and he instructed the candidate to wait there until the election was over.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2022
“I don’t know if your mom’s a Doomsday prepper or if this is just a panic room, for some reason,” Natalie said.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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