alarmingly

Example Sentences

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That’s an alarmingly high number, but it actually wasn’t enough.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The first is that fund managers are surprisingly — some might say alarmingly — complacent about the stock market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Byrne received two Emmy nominations and a lot of attention for “Damages,” but, as is so often the case, she found herself being offered roles that were alarmingly similar to Ellen.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Then he becomes, alarmingly, synonymous with “the U.S.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

A biting southerly gale intensified the cold at the same time that the blubber supply ran alarmingly low.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong