alarming
adjective
alarm·ing
ə-ˈlär-miŋ 
: causing people to feel danger or alarm or to be worried or frightened
alarming news
The statistics revealed an alarming increase in childhood obesity.
alarmingly
adverb
ə-ˈlär-miŋ-lē
an alarmingly high rate of infection
Examples of alarming in a Sentence
an alarming rise in her fever, causing the doctor to fear the worst
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Trump has already shown an alarming comfort with using other HHS agencies to further his political agenda — for example, special vouchers promising speedy product reviews were reportedly used to reward companies that signed onto his drug pricing scheme.
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Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
More alarming than the temperature itself are the dangerous heat index values expected to exceed 105 degrees.
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Mike Augustyniak,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
At the same time … the studios are pumping out money grabs like Donkey at an alarming pace.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
That was a question at Aspen Ideas Health this week, posed on the heels of the recent Edelman Trust Barometer and its alarming numbers on public trust in science and medicine.
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Lisa Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
More alarming than the temperature itself are the dangerous heat index values expected to exceed 105 degrees.
—
Mike Augustyniak,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
At the same time … the studios are pumping out money grabs like Donkey at an alarming pace.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
That was a question at Aspen Ideas Health this week, posed on the heels of the recent Edelman Trust Barometer and its alarming numbers on public trust in science and medicine.
—
Lisa Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for alarming
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“Alarming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarming. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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