alarming
Example Sentences
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He is irreplaceable, the drop-off after him alarming.
From BBC
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
She gave a rattling cough, which Clare found alarming, since he hadn’t known birds capable of coughing.
From Literature
This is alarming, considering that a 2023 survey from Gallup found teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 spend an average of 4.8 hours on social media daily.
The move is part of a five-year pilot program authorized by a bill signed in 2023 that was designed to combat speeding and an alarming rise in traffic deaths.
From Los Angeles Times
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