alarm bell
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.11 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alarm, bell.
Example Sentences
- "The specter of women in factories, women in schoolrooms, and women attending — a lot less addressing — public meetings set off alarm bells in the South."
- "I only got a glimpse of him, but alarm bells went off. He wasn't rushing over to give me a pat on the back for stopping to help."
- "England were shipping penalties at an alarming rate - five in the first 15 minutes alone - and with Wilkinson missing three long-distance pots of his own in the first 20 minutes, the alarm bells began to ring for Martin Johnson's men."
- "The December 11 Telegraph story, which accused the Treasury of blocking plans for £30 billion worth of electrification across the rail network [...], has rung alarm bells over who is the real source of power concerning rail's development - the Department of Transport or the Treasury?"
- "That an arch-election denier who has been at the forefront of attempts to overturn Biden’s victory should refuse to state openly whether she will abide by the outcome of her own election has set alarm bells ringing."
- "He put his foot on a concealed button under his desk and rang an alarm bell. He always had two strongarm men lolling around in an office down the passage."