in alarm

Example Sentences

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The snooze button has been a function in alarm clocks and cell phones for decades and is often claimed to have negative effects, both on sleep and the brain's ability to wake up.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023

Seeing him exit, Ben screams out his name, causing Van and Tai to turn towards him in alarm.

From Salon • May 12, 2023

Yoon backpedaled a bit when allies in Washington and elsewhere popped their eyeballs in alarm, but the idea has its advocates.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2023

Minutes after the plane touched down, rolled to a stop and lowered its rear ramp, hundreds, perhaps thousands of Afghans, rushed forward as the small crew watched in alarm.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2021

At once, birds rose up in alarm from the bushes, and flew off through the wood.'Are you O.K.?'

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill