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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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For others, the reaction may range from being confused, to downright alarmed.
—Oyku Ilgar, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
In addition to league warnings, an alarmed FBI also announced a nationwide crackdown aimed at identifying the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
—Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
The outlet learned about the change after alarmed users posted on Google’s official support page to ask why the update had been made and whether these awareness days and observances would return.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025
The corporations and politicians that once paid lip service to the values of alarmed liberals now feel free to reverse course.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Oyku Ilgar, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
In addition to league warnings, an alarmed FBI also announced a nationwide crackdown aimed at identifying the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
—Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
The outlet learned about the change after alarmed users posted on Google’s official support page to ask why the update had been made and whether these awareness days and observances would return.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025
The corporations and politicians that once paid lip service to the values of alarmed liberals now feel free to reverse course.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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 12 Mar. 2025.
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