trip an alarm

Examples (10)

• The clumsy burglar tripped the motion-sensor alarm as soon as he entered the house.
• Be careful where you walk, or you might accidentally trip the silent alarm.
• The police are on their way; it looks like someone has tripped the alarm at the bank.
• His main objective was to retrieve the documents without tripping any alarms.
• If the laser beam is broken, it will trip the main security alarm.
• Tripping the fire alarm during a non-emergency is a serious offense.
• My cat is so mischievous; she tripped the house alarm twice last night by jumping on the counter.
• Are you sure you didn't trip the alarm when you left the office?
• He was trying to disable the system when his foot tripped a floor-pressure alarm.
• The system is so sensitive that even a falling leaf can trip the alarm.