alarming

Example Sentences

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The trend indicated in the report is alarming, Chung said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

An alarming nugget buried in the Treasury Department’s annual report External link on the federal government’s books from the last fiscal year: Its long-term liabilities exceed its expected revenue by tens of trillions of dollars.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

A team of researchers led by the University of Oxford has developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help reverse the alarming decline of honeybees.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Wales enjoyed plenty of possession but left an alarming amount of space behind for the likes of Jeremy Doku, who cut loose at Cardiff City Stadium.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

She had engaged a maid for me, Clarice, the daughter of somebody on the estate, a nice quiet well-mannered girl, who, thank heaven, had never been in service before and had no alarming standards.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier