How to Use panic button in a Sentence

panic button

noun
  • No need to hit the panic button just yet, though.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
  • In terms of timing, there’s no need to press the panic button.
    Chris Taylor, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Oh, so no need to hit the panic button, right, for the Democrats?
    Fox News, 6 July 2018
  • Hardly enough to push the panic button over.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • But should those clubs hit the panic button now, or give their coaching teams more time?
    Steve Price, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Loomer keeps a panic button in her studio.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • So don’t push the panic button and hide out in your toilet paper teepee.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • At worst, they might be tempted to hit the panic button full throttle.
    Natasha Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • There are even panic buttons installed around the house to call the police.
    Cator Sparks, House Beautiful, 6 Mar. 2019
  • But hey, at least Judy's still wearing her panic button bracelet.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Currently, there is one panic button at the front desk, the report said.
    The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • As the rally progressed, one final panic button of sorts was pushed.
    NBC News, 16 Jan. 2021
  • That eye, to the uninitiated, looks more like a panic button.
    Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The plan is for the panic buttons to start being installed over the next several months.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
  • But with more than a month to play before the state playoffs, nobody is hitting the panic button.
    Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, 18 Apr. 2018
  • For now, overall crypto prices are stable, and there is no reason to hit the panic button.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Shops and restaurants in Hotan have panic buttons with which to summon the police.
    The Economist, 31 May 2018
  • Clearly someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Servín activates his panic button that many searchers carry.
    ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, his hand nowhere near the panic button.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The path to 1,000 awesome trips starts within reach of the panic button.
    John Briley, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
  • This tech can take the form of an alarm, a panic button, or any kind of wearable weapon unlikely to be used with a friend or partner.
    Jess McHugh, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2020
  • If a big wave happens, and there's a strong demand, a lot of governments will likely press the panic button.
    NBC News, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Does any of this mean Marvel and Disney should be hitting the panic button?
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 8 July 2022
  • No one is pressing the panic button yet, but there’s a sense of urgency heading into the club’s next match at home.
    Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, 23 May 2018
  • Some investors are waiting to see the changes that Lyft makes this year before hitting the panic button.
    Kellen Browning, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • One team legend, however, isn’t hitting the panic button just yet.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Politicians, party hacks, and fat-cat donors hit the panic button and put the screws to Biden to compel him to drop out of the race.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
  • In any case, Mink says mobile ecosystem players shouldn’t hit the panic button or over-react to the changes just yet.
    John Koetsier, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • When the club was mired in an 0-2-1 start that included back-to-back loses, no one pressed the panic button.
    Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, 4 May 2018

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