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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Across the world, there has been an alarming rise in antisemitic attacks, including a deadly car ramming and stabbing outside a synagogue in Manchester just this past Thursday.
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Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
An all-situations warhorse throughout his NHL career, and the defensive engine for the 2023 Cup champions, Pietrangelo, on June 30, released an alarming update about his health.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Especially alarming to many has been AI’s effect on entry-level jobs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Department of Public Safety Commissioner Tim Tipton said the findings were alarming, highlighting a serious safety risk.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
An all-situations warhorse throughout his NHL career, and the defensive engine for the 2023 Cup champions, Pietrangelo, on June 30, released an alarming update about his health.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Especially alarming to many has been AI’s effect on entry-level jobs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Department of Public Safety Commissioner Tim Tipton said the findings were alarming, highlighting a serious safety risk.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 1 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 10 Oct. 2025.
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