alarmist

Example Sentences

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She is reading alarmist headlines about worsening inflation in the newspapers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Military and political leaders initially dismissed his work as alarmist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

These alarmist headlines are based on a new study that analyzes a medium-sized cohort of Brazilian public servants.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

The 'Ruben Interim' jibes can be silenced for now, along with the alarmist relegation talk, because this was a performance where Amorim's side played for their manager and themselves.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

“I don’t want to be an alarmist, but I know of nothing humans can do to return the moon to its orbit.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer