alarmed

Example Sentences

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WASHINGTON—On a recent call with the heads of the biggest artificial-intelligence companies, Vice President JD Vance was alarmed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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

Furthermore, Jones is alarmed by the swelling holding of private equity in institutional portfolios.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Her mother sounded "alarmed", she says, by neighbours calling to say "something terrible" had happened.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 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