alarm
Example Sentences
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The alarm was immediate, with lawmakers and pundits invoking the specter of a graying, shrinking America unable to fund its elders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
For Eagle, who loves the comfort and stability of the county, its French Empire-style courthouse and nearby lake, this was ringing alarm bells.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
It has remained present in South America, and in recent years has moved northward, triggering alarm.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, whose district includes Pacific Palisades, sounded the alarm in a motion to extend price protections that failed to pass at the Board of Supervisors’ May 19 meeting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
I got everything out of the sled, crawled into my sleeping bag, pulled the sled cover over myself, and set my alarm clock for noon.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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