How to Use alarm in a Sentence

alarm

1 of 2 noun

• The whole town heard the alarm.
• The alarm went off when he opened the door.
• She set the alarm for six o'clock.
• The alarm went off at six o'clock.
• She looked around in alarm when she heard the noise.
• The dog's barking gave the alarm and the intruders were caught.
• A passerby saw the intruders and raised the alarm.
• The rumors caused widespread alarm and concern.
• The new developments are being viewed with alarm.
• His parents have expressed alarm about his safety.
• Users note the alarm can be heard under a pillow on the couch in the next room.
  — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 14 Sep. 2023
• Merlin’s bark is high-pitched and loud, like a smoke alarm.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 4 June 2023
• The alarm, which shut off a few minutes later, said the bus had low coolant.
  — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• By the Grace of God the alarm went off after that and yippy hoorah nobody got hurt.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2023
• The island’s politicians have not been shy about sounding the alarm.
  — Huizhong Wu, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
• The air raid alarm was blazing, but Yavolina had had enough.
  — Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2023
• So this early on in his Big 12 tenure, Sitake is choosing not to sound the alarm.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
• The Hatch Restore 2 has a ton of cool features, including a night-light, sounds, and an alarm.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 12 Mar. 2024
• Matt snuggles me for eight minutes until the snooze alarm on my iPhone goes off.
  — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• Please avoid the area of Galen Street and Maple Street so public safety can work on stopping this three alarm fire.
  — Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
• Charge devices ahead of time and set phones or alarms on a loud volume so you’re not caught unaware.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
• Immune cells in the arm muscle recognize the spike protein as foreign and sound the alarm.
  — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2024
• The officer said Bowman admitted to hearing the alarm and did not tell anyone at the time about pulling the alarm.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2023
• Those communities are ringing the alarm to the rapid increase of unlicensed homes in the cities.
  — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
• There is no reason to sound the alarm and stock up on bug spray just because of this first discovery of the yellow-legged hornet.
  — Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 16 Aug. 2023
• If Biden succeeds, his critics will say that their alarms nudged him to victory.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
• For those who cannot afford an alarm system, plenty can be done for little or no cost.
  — Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• To his alarm, included in the trove were two private encryption keys.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 May 2023
• Reading lamp When there’s no need to set an early alarm in the morning, there’s no need for an early bedtime!
  — Erica Finamore, wsj.com, 12 Nov. 2023
• Those in the path of totality should keep an eye on the time — perhaps using a timer or alarm — to know when to put their eclipse glasses back on.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024

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alarm

2 of 2 verb

• I didn't mean to alarm you.
• The rapid spread of the disease has alarmed many people.
• Not to alarm you, but there may be a red flag in your portfolio.
  — Travis Forman, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• Mayor Dean Trantalis was alarmed to hear the tree has yet to be planted in the ground.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
• But a man a few feet away, who was allergic to the insect’s sting, was not alarmed.
  — Noah Lederman, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
• The meeting alarmed some voting rights advocates in the state.
  — Julie Carr Smyth, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
• The warning could alarm shippers and further drive up grain prices.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2023
• That law was adopted to address a decline in game species that had hunters alarmed.
  — Robert Kunzig, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
• Pettitt has watched the rise of the younger trad wives with fascination, then alarm.
  — Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
• Lilley was alarmed at the prospect of the Fangs seeking refuge there, fearing that they might get stuck in limbo.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2023
• But such a deal would certainly amount to alarming news for the outside world.
  — Joohee Cho, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2023
• China warns the Philippines That appears to have alarmed China.
  — Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
• But don’t be alarmed if PPFD is not listed; not all models have them on labels.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
• Which is why the second trend underscored by the Wisconsin supreme court race ought to alarm the GOP.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 Apr. 2023
• Public health and policy experts are alarmed, but not all point to the same culprits.
  — Keith Kloor, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2023
• Sixty years ago adults Murphy’s age were alarmed by the arrival, haircuts and songs of the Beatles.
  — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
• The move alarmed fans of the group though Variety reported the clean-out was to commemorate the end of the band’s 20-year deal with Atlantic Records was up.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
• Two days in November featured days that were more than 2°C warmer for the first time on record, alarming experts.
  — Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2024
• China’s growing role in the Middle East of late has alarmed Washington.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023
• My brain, groggy from slumber and lack of oxygen, doesn’t know whether to be alarmed or excited.
  — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2023
• The White House needed a plan that would not further alarm financial markets.
  — Jeff Stein, Tony Romm and Gerrit De Vynck, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2023
• Wells said swimmers and boaters shouldn't be alarmed by this video, since there haven't been any recent incidents of shark attacks off the coast of Texas.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2023
• The text message alarmed Fox’s board of directors and played a role in Carlson’s abrupt firing last month, the Times reported.
  — Kristen Holmes, CNN, 3 May 2023
• Dear Amy: Like many other readers, I am alarmed by the choice of some parents to allow their teenagers to drink alcohol at home.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
• But the ranch found a way to stay open and will no longer need a license to care for children, a development that has alarmed youth rights advocates.
  — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
• Water utilities were alarmed by the prospect of new requirements.
  — Michael Phillis and Mike Stobbe The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2023
• That law also contained language that alarmed sellers of CBD and delta-8 products.
  — Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2023
• Alarmed but not wanting to alarm the rest of the class, the teacher, Ilana Cohn, quietly asked her paraprofessional to take the small child with the soft brown eyes to the health office.
  — Deborah Sontag, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
• Nothing alarms Hamas more than the possibility of peace.
  — TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
• Ellie Vandenberg, a 31-year-old literary scout, was alarmed when the uniformed men blurred by.
  — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023

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