alarming

Example Sentences

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The union called the incidents "alarming" and called for the release of 23 media workers who remain in detention in the country.

From BBC

Modella said tough trading conditions and "alarming" low Christmas trading left both in a "vulnerable" position.

From BBC

Big hospital systems have become the proving ground for widespread AI adoption, testing what the technology can do, but also revealing—sometimes via alarming mishaps—where it falls flat.

From The Wall Street Journal

I got a more alarming “bleep” during dumbbell thrusters: “Go deeper so your thighs are closer to parallel.”

From The Wall Street Journal

On Saturday afternoon the wall of police and stewards holding the line between furious fans and the front door of Celtic Park was alarming.

From BBC