alarm

Example Sentences

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"It is alarming that militants, with coordinated manpower and strategic acumen, have now reached the provincial capital," he added.

From Barron's

"My only hope is if he doesn't set his alarm or he somehow starts hitting in the rough on the back nine maybe," Dahmen told PGA Golf.

From BBC

But despite the bustle in this West Sussex Asda, the chain has been losing ground to rivals at an alarming rate.

From BBC

We are alarmed by the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and @ByGeorgiaFort by federal agents.

From Salon

Such arguments raise serious alarms, he said, regardless of which way they are directed politically.

From Los Angeles Times