alarm

Example Sentences

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“Once they started having people in interim housing for nine months or a year, that should have rang some alarm bells, because that’s just not sustainable,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Dr Abdul Shakoor, the only survivor, tried to raise the alarm and save his wife and children.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Moreover, fears of a shortage of helium have also raised alarm in the semiconductor industry.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“Inflation alarm bells are ringing,” said Bert Colijn, chief economist for the Netherlands at ING, noting a three-year high in industry selling-price expectations and a sharp spike in consumer inflation views.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Now it’s like my body knows to wake up my mind without an alarm of any kind.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy