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Used with adjectives:
"
A house fire is a serious emergency."
(serious, real, major)
"
In a life-threatening emergency, you should call 911."
(life-threatening, extreme)
"
She missed work because of a sudden emergency."
(sudden, unexpected)
"
They declared a local emergency after the hurricane."
(local, state, regional, national, international)
"
He missed the test because of a medical emergency."
(medical, family)
Used with verbs:
"
He had a family emergency and needed to leave early."
(had)
"
Firefighters have to deal with many emergencies."
(deal with, respond to, handle)
"
The Red Cross is helping with the emergency."
(be + helping)
"
The president declared an emergency after the hurricane."
(declared)
"
A heart attack is a medical emergency."
(be: is/am/are)
"
Call 911 when an emergency happens."
(happens, occurs, arises)
Used with nouns:
"
Call 911 in an emergency situation."
(situation)
"
The emergency response happened quickly."
(response, action)
"
After the hurricane, police put the emergency plan into effect."
(plan, procedure)
"
Police, fire and medical are types of emergency services."
(services)
"
They called an emergency meeting to deal with the crisis."
(meeting, session)
"
Emergency supplies have been sent to the disaster zone."
(supplies, funds, equipment)
"
They need a lot of emergency assistance to deal with the crisis."
(assistance, aid, relief)
"
They had to make an emergency evacuation when the alarm went off."
(evacuation, shutdown)
"
Put your emergency kit where it can be easily found."
(kit, checklist, supplies, gear)
"
She went to the emergency room when she burned her hand."
(room)
"
The Red Cross has opened an emergency shelter for the victims."
(shelter)
"
The airplane had to make an emergency landing."
(landing)
"
The emergency exits should be marked."
(exits)
Used with prepositions:
"
We have to evacuate the building in an emergency."
(in, during)
