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
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Examples of alarming in a Sentence
an alarming rise in her fever, causing the doctor to fear the worst
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Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Watching the original, two-story Anthony’s location, just off California Street along downtown’s 16th Street Mall, close during the pandemic also reminded him of the alarming challenges restaurateurs were facing.
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Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
No dressing gown and Uggs for you, no zit stickers and alarming hair in a scrunchie.
—Daisy Jones, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Despite these alarming numbers, some law enforcement leaders say the raids are barely slowing the black market — which, according to a study by Beau Whitney, founder of cannabis economics research firm Whitney Economics, makes up more than half the state’s marijuana sales.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Watching the original, two-story Anthony’s location, just off California Street along downtown’s 16th Street Mall, close during the pandemic also reminded him of the alarming challenges restaurateurs were facing.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Alarming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarming. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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