alarm

Example Sentences

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He’s jury-rigged a burglar alarm with foam so it makes a clattering sound loud enough for the neighbor’s Ring camera to pick up, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

But as alarm has grown, so too has the appetite for eating them.

From Barron's

Detroit had to win both their remaining games to stand a chance of making the play-offs, but went out with an alarming whimper in a 23-10 defeat in Minnesota.

From BBC

"We set an alarm, and when it rings, Jack knows it's time to dock his Switch."

From BBC

The office serves as the people’s financial guardian, reviewing contracts, scrutinizing expenditures and sounding the alarm when the numbers stop adding up.

From The Wall Street Journal