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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The drops are alarming, of course.
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Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Some of the most alarming predictions in April concerned the potential loss of the dollar’s status as the world’s dominant reserve currency.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
According to Dan Ives, senior equity analyst and managing director at Wedbush Securities, Barra’s stock sale is not alarming to his firm.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Rockies right-hander McCade Brown fetched three groundballs to breeze through the first inning, extending the Padres’ scoreless streak to 12 innings after an alarming shutout loss here on Friday.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Some of the most alarming predictions in April concerned the potential loss of the dollar’s status as the world’s dominant reserve currency.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
According to Dan Ives, senior equity analyst and managing director at Wedbush Securities, Barra’s stock sale is not alarming to his firm.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Rockies right-hander McCade Brown fetched three groundballs to breeze through the first inning, extending the Padres’ scoreless streak to 12 innings after an alarming shutout loss here on Friday.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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