This page shows Alarm in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like alert or sign. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.
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 in Dutch
Example sentences (20)
Campos-Duffy said, clearly disbelieving Bowman’s explanation while Fox aired the picture of him pulling the alarm.
Activate it, and if someone tries to move your bike or even bumps it too hard, it’ll produce a 120-decibel alarm.
Adams who said there was no cause for alarm, predicted that members who were leaving in droves would soon return.
Authorities said the blaze reached the third alarm at 1:09 p.m. It was declared under control at around 2:00 p.m.
Both countries quickly raised the alarm and the health risk it posed to millions of consumers around the world.
Daughter Jen Bowen, 44, raised the alarm with her brother Greg when she couldn't reach her mother on the phone.
Another residential area was hit by a second-alarm fire in Barangay 254, Tondo two hours before the New Year.
Bizarre iPhone glitch causes woman's alarm to go off at 9:25am every day despite her not having scheduled it.
Air raid sirens announced that MiG-31K/I jets took off at 11:07, which later turned out to be a false alarm.
By the end of 2019, the debt had risen to $23.2 trillion and more federal officials were sounding the alarm.
Beardstown Fire Chief Brandon Hager says dispatchers were immediately notified of the fire by the facility’s alarm company.
But with the alarm clock, I could set it to a radio station and it would gently play this until I woke up.
Dartford could have easily won by a greater scoreline but he was impressed that his team saw the game out without much alarm.
A source said the deceased raised the alarm when he saw the suspect loosening a car silencer and trying to steal the catalyst.
BBC Local News: London -- Residents are thinking of suing a housing association after efforts to raise the alarm were ignored.
By enabling this option, when you try to make an emergency SOS call, your phone won't start flashing or making an alarm sound.
At 0958 hours, the alarm on Blake’s phone went off and he scrolled to Alexis’s number and at precisely at 1000 hours he called her.
But I would say a high percentage of the time when we get there, we find that it’s usually an expired alarm is what it comes down to.
A small penciled addendum on Kendall’s name then sets alarm bells ringing, but it’s hazy whether his name is underlined or crossed out.
A College Station fire investigator who watched security video saw one man pulling the alarm while another was recording on his smartphone.
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×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word alarm. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.