Below you will find example sentences with "false alarm". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

False Alarm in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: alarm
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 20.4 words

Words in this phrase

false alarm

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • false can mean: Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. Frequent word
  • alarm can mean: A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

be a false alarm 2× 50 percent false alarm rate 1× about the false alarm which was 1× after a false alarm over the 1× after a false alarm sent braswell 1× be a false alarm with tests 1× been a false alarm 1× deemed a false alarm health officials 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 17 year 1× a coastguard spokeswoman 1× air europa has 1× air raid sirens 1× false alarm of 1× fire crews from 1×

Common sentence endings:

a false alarm 4× a brief lockdown 1× apologised to passengers 1× as a precaution 1× else was requested 1× end of 2019 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

turned 3× incident 3× fire 3× police 3× hospital 2× ebola 2× confirmed 2× call 2× air 2× year 2× service 2× swedish 1×

Related phrases

alarm bells making false false information fire alarm false claims false statements harassment alarm false positive

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around alarm:

alarm bells 14× fire alarm 12×

Just before it in the phrase index:

falls police falls apart falling off falling behind fallen tree fall season

Just after it in the phrase index:

false claims false information false positive false statements falsely claiming fame quarterback

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

false information false claims false statements false positive

Same ending:

fire alarm harassment alarm

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "false alarm" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 20.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as be a false alarm, 50 percent false alarm rate, turned, incident and fire stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with alarm bells, making false, false information, alarm bells and fire alarm, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with false alarm

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

It’s another false alarm. (5 words)

However, the sighting turned out to be a false alarm. (10 words)

The alarm was a false alarm and nothing else was requested. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Swedish hospital ebola scare deemed a false alarm Health officials there say a suspected Ebola case reported by a hospital has turned out to be a false alarm with tests carried out on the unidentified patient showing no signs of the deadly virus. (43 words)

Fire crews from Bridgnorth, Cleobury Mortimer, Shrewsbury and Telford headed to the scene along with the police, but a spokesperson for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said they had all "stood down" as the incident had been a "false alarm". (40 words)

Under D.C. law, people convicted of knowingly or willfully giving a false alarm of fire within the city can be hit with a fine and imprisonment of up to six months. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Swedish hospital ebola scare deemed a false alarm Health officials there say a suspected Ebola case reported by a hospital has turned out to be a false alarm with tests carried out on the unidentified patient showing no signs of the deadly virus.

The alarm was a false alarm and nothing else was requested.

A coastguard spokeswoman has since confirmed that the call was a false alarm.

Air raid sirens announced that MiG-31K/I jets took off at 11:07, which later turned out to be a false alarm.

It was a false alarm — this being was not Kokushibo but a mechanical doll based on someone named Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Jason Doucette said at a news conference about the false alarm, which was resolved by 9 a.m.

The incident was a false alarm with good intent and the 29th call for help answered by the Lyme Regis lifeboat crew so far this year.

Under D.C. law, people convicted of knowingly or willfully giving a false alarm of fire within the city can be hit with a fine and imprisonment of up to six months.

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Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, said that the man, during the investigation, confessed that he raised a false alarm that thieves had invaded the house.

Winnie finally laid the egg on the morning of March 22, after a false alarm over the weekend.

Fire crews from Bridgnorth, Cleobury Mortimer, Shrewsbury and Telford headed to the scene along with the police, but a spokesperson for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said they had all "stood down" as the incident had been a "false alarm".

However, the sighting turned out to be a false alarm.

It’s another false alarm.

Responders to a false alarm about an accidental missile launch at Warren AFB, Wyo. park an armored car atop the silo as a precaution.

False alarm of rockets landing at Iraqi base with U.S. troops.

NHK’s false alarm came amid an anticipated North Korean demonstration ahead of a diplomatic deadline for the United States at the end of 2019.

The alert was a false alarm, the Metropolitan Police has since confirmed.

A 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday after a false alarm sent Braswell High School into a brief lockdown.

According to the US National Weather Service, this procedure has a 50 percent false alarm rate.

Air Europa has said declared the incident a “false alarm” and has apologised to passengers.

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