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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a fire drill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a practice exercise in which people simulate an emergency evacuation due to a fire.
Example: "The school conducted a fire drill to ensure that all students knew the evacuation procedures in case of an actual fire."
Alternatives: "fire evacuation exercise" or "fire safety drill".
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"It's a fire drill, not a fire," she said.
"Another fire?" "A fire drill," says a passing man.
Those long hours had never included a fire drill.
"It was a fire drill we didn't need to do," he said.
"This is a fire drill for the ultimate reality," she said.
The senators formed into joke-sharing cliques, like high-school kids at a fire drill.
The silent locker room looked as if it had been emptied by a fire drill.
The traditional method of lighting a fire for religious purposes is with a fire drill.
Some said they thought they were participating in a fire drill.
-Did you know what to do once you knew there was a fire drill?
"It really was a fire drill," said Gerard J. Lewis, Comcast's chief privacy officer.
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