panic button

noun

: something setting off a precipitous emergency response

there was no pushing of panic buttons at the White House, no rushing of troops—

J. C. Harsch

Examples of panic button in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But should those clubs hit the panic button now, or give their coaching teams more time? —

Steve Price, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Bus’ panic button helped alert police Police responded around 12:45 a.m. to reports of a gunman on the Metro bus, Graham said, adding an emergency panic button in the bus also alerted police. —

Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024 America's new election shields: panic buttons, bulletproof glass Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout. —

Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024 Apalachee High School staff members had received panic buttons – fobs worn around their necks that could be pressed to alert local authorities to emergencies at the school – a week before the shooting. —

Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for panic button

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