alarming
Example Sentences
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A particularly alarming example depicts the two parties through the window of a cafe, smiling together over a glass of wine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
As the reigning Premier League champions continue to suffer an alarming decline, and fan discontent rises, FSG must decide what to do about head coach Arne Slot.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
These damaging notions are doubly alarming when one remembers that the target audience for this publication is so young.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
That sounds alarming, but it amounts to corporate restructuring ahead of his rocket company’s record-setting initial public offering.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The alarming news concerned a shady character who had recently joined the Swanburne board of trustees.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing alarming
The Magician's Nephew
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