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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However, that game caught the attention of both the league front office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York because of the alarming number of under bets taken on Rozier’s individual statistical lines.
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Now the risk is back on the rise, as an alarming new nuclear age dawns.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Jason Hawkes | Riser | Getty Images Earnings season always seems to roll around with alarming frequency.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 13 July 2025
A day after the alarming posts last week, Musk unveiled a new version of the chatbot, Grok 4, on July 9.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 July 2025
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Now the risk is back on the rise, as an alarming new nuclear age dawns.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Jason Hawkes | Riser | Getty Images Earnings season always seems to roll around with alarming frequency.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 13 July 2025
A day after the alarming posts last week, Musk unveiled a new version of the chatbot, Grok 4, on July 9.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 July 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 23 Jul. 2025.
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