alarmed

Example Sentences

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Even when pressed on the potential impact of a "quagmire" scenario in the Gulf that would curtail oil and jet fuel exports for several more months, executives did not appear overly alarmed.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

While low early Democratic voter turnout alarmed party leaders, it increased in the lead-up to the primary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Yet Banda's residents sound less alarmed than many climate scientists.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

White working-class and precarious middle-class voters were alarmed not only at the upending of the racial caste system but also at what they saw as an unraveling of society in general.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

“Should I do it myself?” he asked, apparently alarmed by whatever it was he was suggesting.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson