As yet, the alarm had not spread outside of the building.

Yes, to him we must give truth, not words to hide it, lest alarms spread.

By now an alarm would have spread throughout Ventimiglia's ruling class.

The alarm was spreading rapidly through the estate house, and soon every able man would appear upon the scene with buckets.

By this time we were in the thick of the fleet, and the alarm was spreading with incredible swiftness.

Hours earlier, the alarm over Livedoor had spread to other Internet stocks.

On the other side of the issue, alarm has spread among the groups whose services are threatened with cuts.

And before the alarm could spread to the next camp, that camp, too, was under attack.

Troops were gathering to oppose the raiders; the alarm was spreading.

Whether from one source or several, the alarm against intruders was spreading.