How to Use worrisome in a Sentence

worrisome

adjective
  • There is the worrisome possibility of hurricane damage on the coast.
  • If that is the case, the short record of ISAs is already worrisome.
    — Avi Asher-Schapiro, Harper's Magazine, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Not happened yet, but those are the two worrisome things, the tariffs and the debt and deficit.
    — CBS News, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The clearer and more worrisome concern is for the long-term health of Porter.
    — Joel Rush, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • On the other hand, the show seems to be playing it a bit safe, which is worrisome.
    — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • But one of the most worrisome hazards doesn’t come from Earth at all.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But Delta is fast becoming the most worrisome of the bunch.
    — Time, 15 June 2021
  • What’s even more worrisome in the U.S., though, is what happens next.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 June 2024
  • Adler said on the call that nothing seen so far had been very worrisome.
    — Brett Murphy, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2020
  • The most worrisome cost of all this can’t be counted in dollars.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The Longhorns had some injury scares that could be worrisome with more games ahead.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Even with 1,400 acres of pasture, Ratliff said the cost of keeping his herd fed is worrisome.
    — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2022
  • Sign Up The most worrisome part for the Patriots is the questions a loss like this yields about the coaching staff.
    — Chad Graff, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The small particles in wildfire smoke are the most worrisome to our health.
    — Wynne Armand, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2023
  • Because that, that’s what is worrisome, is what these ads will say.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Among the worrisome findings was that the drop was most acute among people under 35.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 12 July 2023
  • Enough hedged, wavered, or flat-out said no to be worrisome.
    — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
  • Believe it or not, though, that’s not the most worrisome thing about Trump’s actions.
    — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Its bottom line: There is a worrisome increase in the number of exploits in the wild.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The shootings come amid a worrisome surge in violence in the District.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023
  • If cases drop to less worrisome levels in a few months, maybe most of us can take our time with dose No. 4.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 Dec. 2021
  • More worrisome was the fact that there was a slight uptick from the 3.1% inflation rate in January.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
  • How worrisome is a sore throat, a dry cough, feeling a little flushed?
    — Joel Achenbach, Fenit Nirappil, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Most worrisome for the government — and the public — is that nurses have just gone on strike, too.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The thought of returning to a set is still somewhat worrisome.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 May 2021
  • For the sake of Democrats, the President will have to do more than say the situation is worrisome.
    — Julian Zelizer, CNN, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Even that idea has posed a worrisome, would-you-rather dilemma for some fans about Sunday’s game.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The average width there is 88 feet, which is worrisome, Hearon said.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Horne said the threat of bird flu is worrisome, but many farmers who are taking precautions are not living in fear of the virus.
    — Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Despite the worrisome trends, there is no sign of an imminent crisis.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025

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