alarming
Example Sentences
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When he returned for a second interim spell after Wilfried Nancy's tumultuous and brief reign, the ship was taking on water at an alarming rate.
From BBC
These tiny animals are disappearing at alarming rates, and their loss can have outsized consequences for biodiversity.
From Science Daily
The risk becomes even more alarming over shorter periods.
From Science Daily
Perhaps the most alarming part of the purported scheme, though, wasn’t its reach.
“Unless someone has carefully curated their social feed to give them only cute animals, most of us are getting alarming content and are actually increasing our stress by scrolling,” she said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
