alarm

Example Sentences

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To his alarm, police lights soon flashed through his bedroom window.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

She was joined on the red sofa by her husband Steve, who joked that the "the first thing to go" in their new lives going forward would be the "the alarm clock".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Moreover, fears of a shortage of helium have also raised alarm in the semiconductor industry.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

TOKYO—For years, defense planners in Japan have watched China’s rise with alarm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The next night I sounded the alarm again and this time we shaved a minute thirty-three seconds off our run.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom