alarming
adjective
alarm·ing
ə-ˈlär-miŋ 
: causing people to feel danger or alarm or to be worried or frightened
alarming news
The statistics revealed an alarming increase in childhood obesity.
alarmingly
adverb
ə-ˈlär-miŋ-lē
an alarmingly high rate of infection
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Examples of alarming in a Sentence
an alarming rise in her fever, causing the doctor to fear the worst
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The afternoon of April 23, Lufthansa flight 456 from Frankfurt, Germany, a Boeing 747, attempts to land at Los Angeles International Airport but skids and bounces hard off the runway, as captured in an alarming video.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
Most alarming to some are the dire news stories about a violent new gang.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 9 May 2024
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
Most alarming to some are the dire news stories about a violent new gang.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for alarming
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“Alarming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarming. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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