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: feeling a sense of danger : urgently worried, concerned, or frightened
I was alarmed to see how sick she looked.
And what followed was not a miracle but a … model of how tough government, cooperative businessmen and a very alarmed public can make a dirty world clean again.—
William Oscar Johnson
William Oscar Johnson2
: equipped with an alarm
an alarmed door
Most exits were locked and alarmed, and employees had to show ID badges when they entered lab buildings.—Jennifer Nagorka
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Examples of alarmed in a Sentence
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The unprecedented raid on the Marion County Record’s newsroom and the home of its editor and publisher, Eric Meyer, alarmed press and free-speech advocates across the country.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
If the company’s board, which includes a number of Trump family members and cronies, tries to waive this provision, alarmed investors could tank the stock before Trump has a chance to cash out.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
And Obama is first of all quite alarmed by the possibility of Trump getting into the White House again.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Legislators assured alarmed educators that the law would be rewritten before that unachievable goal came due.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Nvidia is talking about the Blackwell’s power profile because people are growing increasingly alarmed about both the monetary cost of AI and its carbon footprint.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
The legislation won bipartisan support as lawmakers and officials grew alarmed that the United States was relying too heavily on Asia for its chips, also known as semiconductors.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
German politicians have become increasingly alarmed that someday the party could wield influence in the federal government.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Don’t become alarmed if at first your partner is resistant to the idea, even offended.
—Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
If the company’s board, which includes a number of Trump family members and cronies, tries to waive this provision, alarmed investors could tank the stock before Trump has a chance to cash out.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
And Obama is first of all quite alarmed by the possibility of Trump getting into the White House again.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Legislators assured alarmed educators that the law would be rewritten before that unachievable goal came due.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Nvidia is talking about the Blackwell’s power profile because people are growing increasingly alarmed about both the monetary cost of AI and its carbon footprint.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
The legislation won bipartisan support as lawmakers and officials grew alarmed that the United States was relying too heavily on Asia for its chips, also known as semiconductors.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
German politicians have become increasingly alarmed that someday the party could wield influence in the federal government.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Don’t become alarmed if at first your partner is resistant to the idea, even offended.
—Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Alarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarmed. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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