alarmingly

Example Sentences

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It tapers as it rises, massive forms jutting out at intervals: winged helmets and alarmingly watchful eagles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Some investors now worry that enthusiasm for artificial intelligence has pushed the sector up alarmingly quickly.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

However, why England's 2025 progress stalled so dramatically, and why the team regressed so alarmingly, is still unexplained, in public at least.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

That’s an alarmingly high number, but it actually wasn’t enough.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Seated at their party were two men—both handsome with heads of wavy black hair and well-shaped mustaches—who appeared alarmingly familiar to me.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan