alarmist

Example Sentences

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My tone may sound alarmist, but it’s my attempt to be realistic, especially based on the number of letters I receive from and about stepmothers in this column.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

Military and political leaders initially dismissed his work as alarmist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the alarmist reactions from business leaders to the Mamdani’s win and why he’s hardly the threat to capitalism they make him out to be.

From Slate • Jun. 28, 2025

Mari Barke, a member of the Orange County Board of Education, said critics are being unnecessarily alarmist as it relates to school districts that serve students through high school.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

“I don’t want to be an alarmist, but I know of nothing humans can do to return the moon to its orbit.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer