Explore Alarm through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like dismay or fright. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Alarm in a sentence
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Alarm meaning
- A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
- A device intended to warn or give notice of approaching danger.
Synonyms of Alarm
Alarm vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Alarm
- The main meaning on this page is: A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. | Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. | A device intended to warn or give notice of approaching danger.
- Useful related words include: dismay, fright, alert, sign.
- Possible Dutch translations are: alarm, alarmsignaal.
- In the example corpus, alarm often appears in combinations such as: the alarm, an alarm, alarm bells.
Context around Alarm
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alarm
- In this selection, "alarm" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, smoke, smart, door, systems, fire and clocks stand out and add context to how "alarm" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a building alarm as he, a burglar alarm was activated, alarm bells, fire alarm and false alarm. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alarm" sits close to words such as bold, choosing and reactions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alarm
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Burglar Alarm: A burglar alarm was activated at a local business. (11 words)
Start setting the alarm a little earlier and make the alarm persistent. (12 words)
Alarm is not panic, and alarm is what we need, not beaches as usual, as we’ve had. (18 words)
A U.S. Hwy. 71 caller in the Laporte area reported someone broke into a shop, but caller did not know if anything was missing; A garage service door alarm was activated in the Cass Lake area; A shed motion alarm as activated in Helga Twp. (46 words)
Swedish hospital ebola scare deemed a false alarm Health officials there say a suspected Ebola case reported by a hospital has turned out to be a false alarm with tests carried out on the unidentified patient showing no signs of the deadly virus. (43 words)
A Lakeport Twp. caller reported her bank account was hacked; A State Hwy. 87 caller reported a possible scam solicitation email; A Lake Emma Twp. caller reported their alarm company alerted him that his south door alarm was going off. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Set a timer or alarm: Commands like “set timer for 20 minutes” or “set an alarm for 9 a.m.” give you an instant kitchen timer or alarm reminder to, say, give your cat its medicine.
The response grew from a one-alarm to a three-alarm fire within seven minutes, said Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins, and ended as a four-alarm fire, the first for the city since 2010.
After the representative was caught red-handed pulling the alarm on security footage, Bowman’s office said that he “did not realize he would trigger a building alarm as he was rushing to make an urgent vote.
If you are a resident of the City of Shreveport and need a smoke alarm, please do not hesitate to call for a free smoke alarm and installation.
That’s where a tricked-out alarm clock like the comes in. Out of all the we've tested, this multi-functional smart alarm is our favorite.
While regular alarm clocks are great, they're very much outpaced by modern smart alarm clocks that have a ton of great features, including ones that can help you get to sleep.
Alarm is not panic, and alarm is what we need, not beaches as usual, as we’ve had.
Alarm systems were extended to cover another 97km of the state border, bringing the total length of the border protected with alarm systems to about 610km.
A U.S. Hwy. 71 caller in the Laporte area reported someone broke into a shop, but caller did not know if anything was missing; A garage service door alarm was activated in the Cass Lake area; A shed motion alarm as activated in Helga Twp.
For each report, “several breaches existed” was a constant reference, with basic safety requirements such as a fire alarm system missing or a smoke detector not connected to the alarm system being noted.
A Lakeport Twp. caller reported her bank account was hacked; A State Hwy. 87 caller reported a possible scam solicitation email; A Lake Emma Twp. caller reported their alarm company alerted him that his south door alarm was going off.
Burglar Alarm: A burglar alarm was activated at a local business.
Multiple annual drills assure detectors and alarm systems work flawlessly and that building occupants know the required responses to each alarm.
Of all of the potential alarm upgrades, the sunrise alarm on the $37 Philips HF3500 is the only one that actually makes it easier to wake up in the morning.
Police responded to an alarm call at 2200 NE 32 St. It was deemed that the owner accidently set off the alarm.
Start setting the alarm a little earlier and make the alarm persistent.
Swedish hospital ebola scare deemed a false alarm Health officials there say a suspected Ebola case reported by a hospital has turned out to be a false alarm with tests carried out on the unidentified patient showing no signs of the deadly virus.
The carbon monoxide alarm in the hotel’s boiler room went off, said Lane, and the alert was sent to the hotel’s alarm company, which called in emergency personnel.
The first call came at 11:24 a.m., when a fire alarm activated, and Biermann indicated more residents reported the fire following the initial alarm.
The monitor sounds an alarm when his blood sugar gets dangerously low; Peralta said his co-workers have started bringing him sugary snacks when they hear the alarm, to help him raise his blood sugar back to normal.
Phrases with alarm
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with alarm
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the alarm 67×
- an alarm 15×
- alarm bells 14×
- alarm at 13×
- fire alarm 12×
- alarm over 12×
- alarm about 12×
- alarm was 11×
- false alarm 10×
- alarm or 10×