alarmed

Example Sentences

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Alarmed by the growing jailhouse fraternity, authorities tightened prison controls and transferred inmates to other states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Alarmed by the spike in deaths, the South Korean government launched an investigation into the accidents.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Alarmed, he called police and reported that his daughter had disappeared and was last seen with Cox.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

Alarmed by what she was hearing, Amy Donofrio decided to do something.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024

Alarmed at the deteriorating conditions, he called in the six-thousand-member Fourth Regiment of the Illinois Militia to bring things back under control.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler