alarm

Example Sentences

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“After an extensive investigation, the incident was determined to be a false alarm,” the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times

The feature that annoys me the most is the “check the back seat” alarm that goes off whenever I exit the car, having placed anything in the back, or simply having opened the back door.

From The Wall Street Journal

Duckett's collapse in form is alarming – the opener has a highest score of 29 in this series.

From BBC

Change the locks or put in an alarm system.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The quantity of those borrowers who are in default is really alarming,” said Williams, who served as deputy assistant secretary of planning, policy and innovation at the Education Department during the Biden administration.

From MarketWatch