alarming

Example Sentences

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At first glance, finding worms in fish may seem alarming.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 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

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 • Mar. 30, 2026

While home runs continue to soar out of stadiums at near-record levels, doubles and triples are disappearing from the sport at an alarming rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Yet in this ubiquitous restlessness there was nothing alarming, for the whole forest took part in it and the only sound was the soft, steady movement of the leaves.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams