fire alarm
noun
: a device that makes a loud sound to warn people when there is a fire
Someone set off the fire alarm.
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Bowman, a New York Democrat, was censured on Dec. 7 for pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol complex, which disrupted a vote that was underway in the House.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The most recent censures are: Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., censured on Dec. 7, 2023 for pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House office building in September.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
In her version of a grand romantic gesture, Melissa pays Mr. Johnson to pull the fire alarm to bring the captain to the school.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
Payton told the players after the game in Club W (the faux smoke from the locker room celebration set off the fire alarm in the press conference area), that their expectations cannot be lower than his.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The most recent censures are: Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., censured on Dec. 7, 2023 for pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House office building in September.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
In her version of a grand romantic gesture, Melissa pays Mr. Johnson to pull the fire alarm to bring the captain to the school.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
Payton told the players after the game in Club W (the faux smoke from the locker room celebration set off the fire alarm in the press conference area), that their expectations cannot be lower than his.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for fire alarm
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“Fire alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20alarm. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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