How to Use panic button in a Sentence

panic button

noun
  • Oh, so no need to hit the panic button, right, for the Democrats?
    Fox News, 6 July 2018
  • The witness pushed the store’s panic button and called 911.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
  • In terms of timing, there’s no need to press the panic button.
    Chris Taylor, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2020
  • This isn't meant to prompt anyone to mash the panic button.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 14 May 2018
  • The path to 1,000 awesome trips starts within reach of the panic button.
    John Briley, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
  • If Jones has to be the starter for more than the Arkansas game, Tide fans should hit the panic button.
    John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 20 Oct. 2019
  • If the 49ers can’t contain Darnold and the Jets, start looking for that panic button.
    Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 20 Sep. 2020
  • There’s really no need for the Avs to push the panic button.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2022
  • There are even panic buttons installed around the house to call the police.
    Cator Sparks, House Beautiful, 6 Mar. 2019
  • 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
  • The messages say they were sent using the Rave panic button.
    Jana Hayes, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
  • So don’t push the panic button and hide out in your toilet paper teepee.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • My take is it’s far too soon to hit the panic button about Alabama.
    John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 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
  • At worst, they might be tempted to hit the panic button full throttle.
    Natasha Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Here’s my question: Does Tom Cruise still have a panic button?
    Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Shops and restaurants in Hotan have panic buttons with which to summon the police.
    The Economist, 31 May 2018
  • Agustin said workers have brought ideas like in-store panic buttons to the fore in discussions with UFR.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Even former House Speaker Paul Ryan pushed the panic button, but he’s been led astray.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Currently, there is one panic button at the front desk, the report said.
    The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • Does any of this mean Marvel and Disney should be hitting the panic button?
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 8 July 2022
  • But hey, at least Judy's still wearing her panic button bracelet.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, his hand nowhere near the panic button.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • This doesn’t mean the panic button should be smashed with red-alert sirens flashing through the halls of the Envy Gaming headquarters.
    Sean Collins, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2021
  • The virus is not being passed from person to person – and that is key to why public health officials aren't hitting the panic button.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Although things didn’t look pretty and fans once again booed starting quarterback Daniel Jones during the home game, Cruz isn’t pushing the panic button on the team — yet.
    Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024

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