Sentences with alarum
a·lar·um
A a - The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. [ …] The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.
- As the rooster crows his proud alarum, Sarah rises and steps into her long, rough cotton skirt and buttons the sleeves of her shirt.