How to Use smoke detector in a Sentence

smoke detector

noun
  • Maintain working smoke detectors on each floor of your home and test them once per month.
    — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 14 Dec. 2025
  • The same is true for smoke detectors and sprinkler systems.
    — Dan Avery,liz Knueven, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
  • These beeping sounds mean your smoke detector is working.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 25 May 2026
  • Follow these tips to make sure your smoke detectors are in good working order.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Dixon also said have working smoke detectors and have a plan to leave the home should a fire happen.
    — Bryant Reed, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Dixon also said have working smoke detectors and have a plan to leave the home should a fire happen.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Officials say the home had smoke detectors, which woke up the mother.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • About one in five households may have at least one smoke detector that is not working properly.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 25 May 2026
  • That’s because our brains are home to the amygdala, which acts like an internal smoke detector.
    — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
  • Have working smoke detector on every floor and every sleeping area.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Officials said many of the apartments were without smoke detectors.
    — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Check the batteries in your carbon monoxide and smoke detectors.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • None of the homes damaged in the fire had working smoke detectors, according to officials.
    — Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Having working smoke detectors and checking them every week.
    — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The best way to remember to change your smoke detector batteries is to do it at the same time every year, such as when the time changes in fall or spring.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
  • In the living space, change your air filters regularly and maintain your smoke detector.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 25 May 2026
  • Thanks to working smoke detectors, all six people in the home were able to escape before emergency crews arrived.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Cities can, but don’t have to, require smoke detectors, carbon monoxide alarms and fire extinguishers.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Cities can, but don’t have to, require smoke detectors, carbon monoxide alarms and fire extinguishers.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Think more even heat, better tasting meals, and less chance of smoke detectors going off mid-dinner, among other benefits.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
  • Rita Vega, 35, who lives on the second floor, was awakened by the smoke detectors.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • For example, if there’s a news story about a fire in your neighborhood, and your fear reminds you to check your smoke detectors, that’s a great use of fear.
    — Robyn Koslowitz, Parents, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Fairchild’s home received a makeover with new windows, a new furnace, new central air conditioning and smoke detectors in every room.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • There were working smoke detectors in the home, which alerted the residents to the fire, according to officials.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The result may be a blaring smoke detector, burning eyes, and difficulty breathing.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The cause of the blaze is under investigation, and firefighters said the home had only one working smoke detector.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The department is still investigating if smoke detectors were present.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
  • First and foremost, New Yorkers should have working smoke detectors and cleared pathways to exits and fire escapes, the chief said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Thompson is also accused of breaking into her home and replacing the smoke detectors with hidden cameras.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
  • According to fire officials, the home had working smoke detectors and a fire extinguisher.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026

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