Definition of alarm clock
: a clock that can be set to sound an alarm at a desired time
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Examples of alarm clock in a Sentence
She set the alarm clock for six o'clock.
The alarm clock went off at six o'clock.
Recent Examples of alarm clock from the Web
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Whether from the digital alarm clock or the TV indicator, light of any kind is not conducive to good sleep, and the little blue lights on our electronics are the worst.
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Whether from the digital alarm clock or the TV indicator, light of any kind is not conducive to good sleep, and the little blue lights on our electronics are the worst.
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Last year, Arianna Huffington gave her friends unorthodox Christmas presents: alarm clocks.
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Light Phone 2, set for release in 2019, will add texting, an alarm clock, an address book and a touch screen.
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In the mornings, the sound of wild birds and burrowing wombats became my alarm clock.
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Marvel fans set their alarm clocks early to catch the second trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, which premiered Friday morning.
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So while most of the country would adjust their watches and alarm clocks to fall back an hour, usually the last Sunday in October, the Sunshine State would sit out the time change.
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The trucks appeared throughout the night, every night — a fleet of monster alarm clocks with no Snooze buttons.
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Definition of alarm clock for English Language Learners
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: a clock that can be set to sound an alarm at any desired time
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Definition of alarm clock for Students
: a clock that can be set to sound an alarm at a desired time
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