How to Use smoke detector in a Sentence

smoke detector

noun
Definition of smoke detectornext
  • The man fell asleep, but later woke to the sound of the home’s smoke detector.
    — cleveland, 17 Dec. 2021
  • In that instance, no smoke detectors were present in the home.
    — Max Londberg, kansascity, 7 June 2018
  • Five-year-old A’sia died in a 2007 fire at her D.C. home, which did not have a smoke detector.
    — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2020
  • There was only one smoke detector and that was in the attic.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The home did not have a working smoke detector and the fire spread to two other, vacant homes.
    — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2021
  • The one smoke detector that was found in the house was in the attic, according to Santone.
    — Olivia Sanchez, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2019
  • There were no smoke detectors in the home, according to the report.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 7 May 2018
  • If placing high on a wall, the smoke detector should be at least 12 inches from the ceiling.
    — Nicole Bradley, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2020
  • That means making sure the smoke detectors in your home are working.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2019
  • Six months before the fire, a tenant calls 311 to complain there is no smoke detector in a unit.
    — Cecilia Reyes, chicagotribune.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The smoke detectors are mounted close to the ceiling as smoke rises.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The homeowner called for help after smoke detectors went off in the home, Bowen said.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Aytenfsu, her cousin, grabs a menu and waves it, to keep the smoke detector from going off..
    — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 4 Apr. 2018
  • At its core, the Nest Protect works like a normal smoke detector.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 23 July 2021
  • Eventually there was so much of it that the smoke detector in his house went off.
    — Molly Bohannon, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2022
  • People who need a smoke detector for their home can call 211 to request one.
    — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Each level of the home should have a smoke detector, as should each bedroom or sleeping area.
    — cleveland, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The smoke detector hardwired in the apartment was over 10 years old and wasn’t working when the fire broke out, the fire marshal’s office said.
    — Margeaux Sippell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • There was one person home at the time who was alerted by a smoke detector and was able to escape with her dog, Richards said.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 8 June 2019
  • Most alarms will chirp when the smoke detector battery is almost dead.
    — Nicole Bradley, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2020
  • My husband set off the smoke detectors while cooking one time.
    — New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
  • The house did not have installed smoke detectors, and there are no nearby neighbors.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Dec. 2019
  • The report confirmed that there were two smoke detectors in the bunkroom where the passengers were sleeping.
    — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Presumably, the first sign of smoke should have triggered the smoke detector, yet nobody got out.
    — Fox News, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Police said Khoma hid a camera inside a smoke detector in the room in his 3-bedroom home.
    — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The camera will even send you alerts if your smoke detector or carbon dioxide alarms go off at home.
    — Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 15 Nov. 2022
  • There were no smoke detectors or sprinklers, Lynch said.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Officials do not know if there were working smoke detectors in the house.
    — Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The commission also found that the county failed to provide the most basic safety feature at a house in Morgan Hill: smoke detectors.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
  • Some lockups facing similar fire problems elsewhere have tried to tackle the issue by getting money for smoke detectors and more robust fire alarm systems.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024

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