alarmed at

Frequency: 7.815.0 per million words

Used to specify the cause or reason for the alarm, often an event or prospect.

alarmedalarmed + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • She was alarmed at the prospect of being alone.
  • Investors grew alarmed at the sudden drop in the stock market.
  • He sounded alarmed at the news of the approaching storm.
  • I was a little alarmed at the strange noise coming from the engine.
  • Scientists are increasingly alarmed at the rate of glacial melt.
  • We were alarmed at his sudden change in behavior.
  • The public became alarmed at the prospect of higher taxes.
  • The manager seemed alarmed at the latest sales figures.
  • She felt alarmed at the lack of response to her emails.
  • Residents were seriously alarmed at the sight of smoke billowing from the factory.