My mother woke up before the alarm.

Meaning: This sentence means that she woke up naturally, without needing an alarm clock to wake her up.

Choice of Words: Woke means to move from sleep to a state of being awake. Alarm means a device that makes a loud sound to wake someone up. When you put them together, it means that she woke up before the device rang.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Morning sun woke her, birdsong her alarm clock.
• Alarm clock rings loudly at six.
• The alarm clock blared loudly, startling her awake.
• Alarm clock rang loudly.
• Bird chirped in alarm.
• Smoke alarm saves sleeping family.
• Family grateful for working alarm.
• Feathers ruffled, a sign of alarm, a warning to intruders.
• The smoke alarm was beeping, so I changed its battery.
• I installed a smoke alarm in my kitchen.