Examples of alarming in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is alarming, as over 40% of the unemployed have been out of work for over six months (a rate unseen in over half a century, except for the Great Recession). — Sarah Damaske, Time, 7 July 2021 Giving police the ability to monitor public discussions critical of policing is alarming to many privacy groups. — Sidney Fussell, Wired, 6 July 2021 The recall drive has been fueled by anger over the restrictions Newsom put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19 throughout last year and during an alarming surge in cases in California during the winter holiday months. — Paul Leblanc And Stella Chan, CNN, 29 June 2021 Brazil is bearing the brunt of an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases, with fatalities reaching more than 4,000 in a single day on Tuesday and hospitals stretched to breaking point. — NBC News, 7 Apr. 2021 As the alarming surge in COVID-19 cases persists, L.A. County public health officials suspend outdoor dining at restaurants as of Wednesday, Nov. 25. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2021 While the Trump problem is bigger than the uprising in the Capitol, McConnell sees his statements that day as alarming. — Fred Barnes, Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2021 For a university to intrude struck others as alarming. — New York Times, 14 Feb. 2021 Scots, the alarming competitiveness of Men in Kilts, clans, feuds, flora, fauna, with a healthy sprinkling of embarrassing personal reminiscences thrown in. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 29 June 2021

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