in alarm

Example Sentences

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The snooze button has been a function in alarm clocks and cell phones for decades and is often claimed to have negative effects, both on sleep and the brain's ability to wake up.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023

Seeing him exit, Ben screams out his name, causing Van and Tai to turn towards him in alarm.

From Salon • May 12, 2023

Yoon backpedaled a bit when allies in Washington and elsewhere popped their eyeballs in alarm, but the idea has its advocates.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2023

Again and again since the invasion, nuclear experts have watched in alarm as Russian forces have come uncomfortably close to multiple nuclear plants in Ukraine.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2022

I yell, looking in alarm first at the point where August disappeared, and then down at the bare coupling and ties that race beneath the cars.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen