alarming
Example Sentences
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The International Committee of the Red Cross says civilians are paying an "alarming" price for the war.
From BBC
That’s why leading by 10 points at halftime against a No. 16 seed was likely alarming.
From Los Angeles Times
The fighting has revealed an alarming gap in advanced equipment that can take a long time to manufacture.
The Geneva Conventions’ protocols made such acts illegal, but as we’re discovering with alarming frequency and force these days, laws are only as effective as our willingness to abide by them.
From Salon
Wednesday’s strike was orders of magnitude more alarming.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
