alarmist

Example Sentences

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That take seems unduly alarmist said David Goldblatt, a British sportswriter and sociologist who is a visiting professor at Pitzer College in Claremont.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

She is reading alarmist headlines about worsening inflation in the newspapers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

“She is reading alarmist headlines about Iran in the newspapers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

These alarmist headlines are based on a new study that analyzes a medium-sized cohort of Brazilian public servants.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 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