6 sentences with 'alarmed'
Example sentences and phrases with the word alarmed and other words derived from it.
• « However, when James II (r. 1685 - 1688) came to the throne, even his former supporters the Tories were alarmed when he began to appoint Catholics to positions of power, contrary to existing laws which required all legislators and officials to be Anglican. »
• « You will notice a slight ringing in your ears. Do not be alarmed. It is due to Venusian air pressure. Whereas on Earth the ratio is one kilogram per square centimetre, on Venus it is ninety kilograms per square centimetre. So we are now sailing as if we were sailing a thousand metres below sea level. »
• « The fact that the king maintained a standing army in peacetime greatly alarmed the English, who believed that such a force would be used to crush their freedom. »
• « The Virginia Plan's call for proportional representation alarmed representatives of the smaller states. »
• « In late 1845, having severed diplomatic ties with the United States over Texas and alarmed by American actions in California, the Mexican government cautiously anticipated the next move. It did not have to wait long. »