become alarmed
Frequency: 6.89.0 per million words
Indicates a transition into a state of being worried.
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Examples (10)
- She became alarmed when she heard the strange noise downstairs.
- Investors became alarmed by the sudden drop in the stock market.
- He became alarmed after his repeated calls went unanswered.
- The public has become alarmed about the new data privacy laws.
- A parent quickly becomes alarmed if their child wanders off in a crowd.
- There is no reason to become alarmed; the situation is under control.
- The fire chief became alarmed as the flames spread towards the residential area.
- I started to become alarmed when I realized I had lost my passport.
- Scientists became alarmed at the rapid rate of ice melt.
- She wouldn't have become alarmed if you had told her the truth from the start.