How to Use alarmed in a Sentence

alarmed

adjective
  • This is nothing to be alarmed over.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
  • When the bear didn’t even slow, Steve was alarmed.
    — Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The fence is 8 feet tall and topped with barbed wire and alarmed.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • When the shots rang out, the first lady looked alarmed.
    — CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The alarmed judge cleared the press from the courtroom for good.
    — Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 30 Sep. 2016
  • Don't be too alarmed, but your yard may be trying to hurt you.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Don't be too alarmed, but your yard may be trying to hurt you.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Don't be too alarmed, but your yard may be trying to hurt you.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • Experts the Times spoke to seemed more alarmed.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
  • At the time, Bryski didn’t feel too alarmed.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Every Chicagoan should be alarmed.
    — Julie Darling, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Should those troops leave too, Israel will be yet more alarmed.
    — The Economist, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Humphries was alarmed to find how many people that describes.
    — Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Tommy is, to put it lightly, alarmed.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025
  • But wildlife experts say humans shouldn't be alarmed.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • If that surprises you, don’t feel alarmed.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But then the resident grew alarmed when the man stopped and stared at his house.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 19 July 2019
  • Boone asks, a bit alarmed that a key player in the scene might have been overlooked.
    — Carrie Battan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Yet perhaps no nation is as alarmed as Iran.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Her aunt grew alarmed two days later when the bleeding grew heavier.
    — Cassandra Jaramillo and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But there’s no reason to be alarmed, head coach Dave Canales said.
    — Alex Zietlow november 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Imagine if the alarmed staffers were to leave en masse tomorrow.
    — Jay Willis, GQ, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Fitch was more alarmed by the content of the message above the raccoon corpse.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • Until then, don’t be alarmed if your compass shifts by a degree or two.
    — Emily Toomey, Smithsonian, 8 Aug. 2019
  • People look around, alarmed or thrilled, as farmers try to take down their tents, or hold on to them.
    — Edan Lepucki, The Atlantic, 12 July 2024
  • Monty said the messages alarmed and confused her.
    — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Basore had symptoms — stomach aches and pains — but wasn’t alarmed.
    — Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The Sylvias become alarmed when Nibs claims to be pregnant.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The critter, known for its short and stout body, is built to dig to protect itself when alarmed.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • This has alarmed countries around the globe, which need shipping lanes to remain free and open for trade.
    — Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025

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