alarm

How to use alarm in a sentence

Some of the alarm returned, however, when the creature attempted to climb up by his own ladder.

There is cause for alarm when they bring one hundred and ten ships into these seas without any means of resistance on our part.

Her face wore a look of distress, almost of alarm; she kept her place, but her eyes gave Bernard a mute welcome.

CONFIDENCEHENRY JAMES

The public eye, ever watchful and timid, waits scarcely for the show of danger to take alarm and withdraw its favour.

Some of the soldiers secured the porter from creating an alarm; and the rest filling the hall, fastened the door.

And he spoke pleasantly to Grandfather Mole, in a soft sort of chatter, because he didn't want to alarm him.

Water-fowl that had not moved at the first alarm now sprang in myriads from reeds and sedges, and darkened the very air.

After an hour's insane remonstrance, he gave in to his own alarm, rather than to the persuasion of his partner.

With a cry of fear Valerie shrank back against the panelled wall, her little hands to her cheeks, her eyes dilating with alarm.

As Alice stares around her, when they stop in such momentary alarm, how strange the scene looks!

CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985