alarming
Example Sentences
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“You’ve got kids that are here, kids that are fearful for their parents to get taken away. It’s very alarming.”
From Los Angeles Times
Although they do not contribute to IQAir's open-source map or have government certification, their readings have highlighted alarming trends and raised awareness among their neighbours.
From Barron's
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav said on Tuesday he would not change his style of batting as he bids to stop an alarming slump in form heading into the T20 World Cup.
From Barron's
"It becomes more alarming when you still see thousands of houses vacant."
From Barron's
Tracing the lives of three “daughters of China”—the author, her mother and her grandmother—the book illuminated 20th-century Chinese history in a way that was at once thrilling and alarming.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
