alarm

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

"The last 02:30 alarm call, my last briefing with the duty forecaster, the last time I hear 'time gone Carol' in my earpiece," she noted.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink sounded the alarm on the high stakes of the Iran conflict last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He clawed at the pile of gold next to him as though he thought to strangle me with it, but then he shouted with alarm when he realized that he could not pick it up.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff