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: feeling a sense of danger : urgently worried, concerned, or frightened
I was alarmed to see how sick she looked.
And what followed was not a miracle but a … model of how tough government, cooperative businessmen and a very alarmed public can make a dirty world clean again.—
William Oscar Johnson
William Oscar Johnson2
: equipped with an alarm
an alarmed door
Most exits were locked and alarmed, and employees had to show ID badges when they entered lab buildings.—Jennifer Nagorka
Jennifer NagorkaExamples of alarmed in a Sentence
the Mohawks were the trapper's friends, so he was not the least bit alarmed at the sight of the band of Mohawk hunters
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Politico reported on Wednesday that even some key Republicans are alarmed at the supplemental, claiming the administration hadn't provided enough information.
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Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger,garrett Downs,ashley Capoot,justin Papp,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
The talks unfold amid fresh crossfire over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint the closure of which has fueled a global energy crisis and alarmed allies.
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Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Thomas, whose closed expression had not changed for hours, suddenly looked alarmed.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
As the story unfolds, the album’s central character, the Wizard, becomes alarmed that mystical creatures are dying out.
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Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
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Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger,garrett Downs,ashley Capoot,justin Papp,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
The talks unfold amid fresh crossfire over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint the closure of which has fueled a global energy crisis and alarmed allies.
—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Thomas, whose closed expression had not changed for hours, suddenly looked alarmed.
—
William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
As the story unfolds, the album’s central character, the Wizard, becomes alarmed that mystical creatures are dying out.
—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for alarmed
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“Alarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarmed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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