alarmingly
Example Sentences
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The Scots led at half-time through Ryan Christie's close-range backheel, but were alarmingly open defensively and second-half goals from Danijel Sturm and Aljosa Matko turned the game on its head.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
This is merely the tip of the “NAZA” iceberg, and at times, it feels alarmingly and disappointingly difficult to compartmentalize it all at once.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
“There’s alarmingly high denial rates, and that is known by CMS,” said Lena Cohen, a staff technologist at EFF.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
My youth was alarmingly idyllic with the hopped fences, bicycle slaloms through traffic and occasional near-misdemeanor mischief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
His skin was as icy as ever, but the trail his fingers left on my skin was alarmingly warm — like I’d been burned, but didn’t feel the pain of it yet.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
