alarum
Example Sentences
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Thus was the alarum sounded for more spit, less polish.
From Time Magazine Archive
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When four days passed without sign of the boat Mrs. Minevitch set up an alarum.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Disturbed by the man’s alarum, we looked up from our labor and found a detachment of Redcoats running in formation for the gates.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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My eyes went on before him, looking for the telephone he must be going to use; or an electric bell that should sound some great alarum, summoning a legion of police.
From My Little Sister by Robins, Elizabeth
The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah