alarming

Example Sentences

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It was still light-ish outside, so the picture didn’t fully capture how alarming it was to see a surprise fire.

From Literature

If or when those run out before Iran runs out of missiles, drones or launchers then life for those on the ground in the Gulf could be about to get even more alarming.

From BBC

The elder Kwok became the first person to be convicted of this type of offence earlier this month in a case rights groups called an "alarming act of collective punishment".

From Barron's

The conflict revealed alarming gaps in U.S. interceptor supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said: "I think it is a very alarming sign of how youth are being increasingly drawn to some of these extremist networks."

From BBC