worrisome

Example Sentences

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I saw this as a very clean, wholesome, funny show, with innocent, though sometimes worrisome childhood struggles that many people could relate to, if only aspirationally for some.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

That’s worrisome to him, given the cost of GLP-1s — both to patients and the system — and that not all people who are currently considered overweight or obese are unhealthy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

But it’s still a persistent and worrisome problem.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

She finds the unabashed escapism in micro-dramas appealing, especially when so much of the news feels "scary and worrisome".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

On October 25, 1890, the site for the fair still unchosen, worrisome news arrived from Europe, the first hint of forces gathering that could do infinitely more damage to the fair than the directors’ stalemate.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson