larum
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Beneath the bridge, with strange device, A hundred bells were hung; That man, nor beast, might pass thereon, But straight their larum rung.
From The Book of Brave Old Ballads by Gilbert, John, Sir
My conjectures were interrupted by a loud larum at the house-door, which announced the return of my young host.
From Discipline by Brunton, Mary
The larum of his bell was ne'er so shrill As was her tongue, aye, clacking like a mill.
From Quaint Epitaphs by Various
The cart moved on, the bell renewed its summons, till slowly and faintly the dreadful larum died in the distance.
From Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
The clock which stood upon the mantel had sounded twice the customary larum, but had not been heard by us.
From Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Brown, Charles Brockden
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