alarming
Example Sentences
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Goldman Sachs’ research illustrates that while the stock market is closer to a dangerous bubble than it was a few months ago, an overall assessment of risk indicators is not that alarming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The challenge for batters was compounded by some alarming uneven bounce from early in the match.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The other example might be more alarming, seeing as it is the only one that didn’t follow a recession, Reid said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Build a driveshaft for the second season, which was growing from a flickering hope to an alarming likelihood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
I’m useless, and there she is with those big Help Me eyes, so alarming in a woman like my mother, all polish and smooth edges, never a hair out of place, not even now.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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