Definition: 1. Fear and anxiety that somebody feels when something dangerous or unpleasant might happen. 2. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger. 3. A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event. 4. An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger. 5. A clock that wakes sleeper at preset time.
Use 'alarm' in a sentence:
1. The alarm went off at 7 o'clock.
2. The burglar alarm is activated by movement.
3. Set the alarm for 7 o'clock.
4. The lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off.
5. This has set the alarm bells ringing in Moscow.
6. I forgot to set my alarm and I overslept.
7. The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.
8. She decided to sound the alarm.
9. The noise would have provoked alarm and neighbourly concern.
10. She was careful to reset the alarm before she left the office.
11. There is no cause for alarm.
12. She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
13. They fitted a smoke alarm to the ceiling.
14. Any escape, once it's detected, sets off the alarm.
15. Do you know how to deactivate the alarm?
16. The unexpected course of events aroused considerable alarm.
17. 'What have you done?' Ellie cried in alarm.
18. Any intruders will trip the alarm.
19. It alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously.
20. If an alarm gives you that feeling of security, then it's worth carrying.
21. The rooms were all fitted with smoke alarms.
22. He returned to the airport to find his car alarm going off.
23. I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night.
24. The latest model features alloy wheels and an electronic alarm.
25. The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers.
26. Ann's pulse quickened in alarm.
27. Ainslie's pulse quickened in alarm.
28. An alarm bell went off.
29. The main thing to remember is to switch off the burglar alarm.
30. I set the alarm clock for 7 o'clock.
31. I set my alarm clock for 4:30.
32. Could I have an alarm call at 5.30 tomorrow, please?
33. When I saw the smoke, I tried to sound the alarm.
34. He ripped away a wire that led to the alarm button.
35. He turned off the alarm and sprang out of bed.
36. An alarm sounds when the temperature reaches a predetermined level.
37. The smoke sets off the fire alarm.
38. The fire service was called out but it was a false alarm.
39. Who set off the fire alarm?
40. The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house.
41. The burglar alarm should be professionally installed.
42. The burglars gained entry to the building after disabling the alarm.
43. A car alarm went off in the middle of the night.
44. The disease is spreading with alarming rapidity.
45. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
46. The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate.
