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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At one point, customers heard a rumor that SDG&E was shutting off electricity to the building — an alarming development that would have left the business’s freezers without power.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The red zone issues are more alarming.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Michniewicz also noted that Rice told him something alarming before his disappearance.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
Anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide among LGBTQ+ teens and young adults increased to alarming levels over one year, a new survey said.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The red zone issues are more alarming.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Michniewicz also noted that Rice told him something alarming before his disappearance.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
Anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide among LGBTQ+ teens and young adults increased to alarming levels over one year, a new survey said.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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 22 Oct. 2025.
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