At the distant watchtower, the sentry alarumed the camp when he saw sails on the horizon.

The sudden alarums at dawn sent the town's residents scrambling for shelter.

When danger approaches, the lookout alarums the town with a long, mournful horn.

When the alarum rang from the tower, fishermen abandoned their nets and hurried ashore.

When scouts sight the enemy, the trumpeters alarum to warn the camp.

The sentry, alaruming from the battlements, roused the garrison before dawn.

The alarums and excursions along the frontier warned the villagers that the army's preparations had begun.