alarming
Example Sentences
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Jim Roberts, chief executive of the Guernsey Community Foundation, said there was a steady and "alarming increase" in food bank usage.
From BBC
“That is absolutely the most alarming thing,” Borges said.
From MarketWatch
“That is absolutely the most alarming thing,” Borges said.
From MarketWatch
The ambition on display is awe-inspiring to an almost alarming degree.
From Los Angeles Times
"It is alarming that militants, with coordinated manpower and strategic acumen, have now reached the provincial capital," he added.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
