How to Use emergency in a Sentence

emergency

noun
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  • Her quick thinking in an emergency saved the baby's life.
  • But as the initial emergency wanes, the housing crunch looms larger.
    — Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
  • In place of the emergency exit, there is also now an even bigger gate.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Within two weeks, her case had gone to the U.S. Supreme Court and back to the state’s justices on a variety of emergency appeals.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
  • It can easily be stored in the boot of your vehicle in case of emergency.
    — Lauren Farrell, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Ross died in the emergency department at the hospital that evening.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 8 July 2023
  • The state trooper had his emergency lights and siren on during the chase, based on in-car video, according to the police report.
    — Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The record-setting rain has triggered a state of emergency in New York and caused flooding in basements, schools, and subways.
    — Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The city’s mayor has already declared a snow emergency, which will run through Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. City offices are closed to the public on Monday.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
  • However, Emerson then tried to open an emergency exit door at the rear of the plane, only to be stopped by a flight attendant.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Foxx was seen filming Back in Action with Diaz for the first time since his medical emergency this month on Jan. 21.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Some of them are dealing with some real emergency type issues.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Many of these services, like hospitals and emergency response, would be crucial in a war.
    — Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Still, a human must be sitting in the driver’s seat and ready to take over should conditions change (i.e. the flow of traffic picks up or an emergency vehicle is present).
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Shocks, crises, emergencies command the attention of the public, and force politicians and policy-makers to act.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • After this piece was published, such deaths prompted a state board to back emergency safety measures.
    — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • To this point, Bailey also says with having to unbuckle toddlers from their car seats in the case of an emergency, this scenario seems even more unsafe, in her view.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 July 2023
  • Arkansas' current law bans abortions except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency.
    — Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2023
  • At a moment of medical emergency, families like mine shouldn’t have to choose between putting food on the table and paying rent.
    — Kolandro Bramble, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
  • An emergency warning was issued for the eastern suburb of Parkerville where the fire was sparked by a tree branch falling on power lines on Thursday morning.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The Free Press spoke to specialists about how to handle these emergency situations.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2023
  • No emergency sirens sounded and many Lahaina residents spoke of learning about the blaze from neighbors running down the street or seeing it for themselves.
    — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2023
  • We were just told there was an emergency evacuation!!!!
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • Then came Friday’s accident, when a door plug partway down the plane blew out, leaving a gaping hole beside a row of seats and forcing an emergency landing.
    — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
  • An airplane on its way to California made an emergency landing in Portland after a chunk of the aircraft's cabin blew out mid-flight.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In response to a ransomware attack, the Oakley city manager declared a local state of emergency.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Some campers and people caught in their homes were rescued in central and southern Vermont, said Mark Bosma, spokesperson for the state emergency management office.
    — Kathy McCormack, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
  • Shapiro did not say how much repairs will cost but has declared a state of emergency and allotted $7 million in state funds for reconstruction.
    — Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 15 June 2023
  • The governor declared gun violence a public health emergency as a result, which has been challenged in court.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2023
  • She was given emergency life-saving surgery and was hospitalized for six days, according to the DA's office.
    — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023

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