alarum

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Thus was the alarum sounded for more spit, less polish.

From Time Magazine Archive

When four days passed without sign of the boat Mrs. Minevitch set up an alarum.

From Time Magazine Archive

Disturbed by the man’s alarum, we looked up from our labor and found a detachment of Redcoats running in formation for the gates.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

When the town bell rings the alarum members of the Gild are to go to the help of the Bailiffs only.

From The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury by Hibbert, Francis Aiden

The alarum was rung too late for the devoted people; they rallied to the watchword of liberty, but their glory and strength were already departed.

From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various