alarming
Example Sentences
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The core PPI will be less alarming, but still on the hotter side.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Last week, more alarming details were revealed about a recent safety incident involving the company OpenAI, and the unexpected actions taken by an artificial intelligence thingamajig it was testing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
I walk down the street and I see an alarming number of people wearing weighted walking vests now, which is so frightening that it requires me to catch my breath every now and again.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Like many millennial girls who came of age when diet culture was practically an extracurricular activity, I could mentally toggle between Weight Watchers points and the “Pocket Calorie Counter” with alarming fluency.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Nhamo wrestled it free, but water began to seep in at an alarming rate.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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