Alarming means present participle and gerund of alarm. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like dire or awful.
Alarming in a sentence
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Alarming meaning
present participle and gerund of alarm
Example sentences (20)
For many observers, the most alarming possibility is that a chance collision in the strait could spark a wider war.
The impact of terrorist attacks on education is alarming, with repercussions that will likely affect generations.
Nowels pointed to the Washington’s Criminal Rule 3.2 as a reason the numbers seem alarming, because it’s so subjective.
Support services are seeing an alarming increase in number of people needing financial counselling for mortgage stress.
And one of the most alarming figures is the down payment, a lump sum often running into the tens of thousands of dollars.
No, it wasn't anywhere near as bad as what Putin's doing, but it wasn't without its alarming troubles either.
In the cases where there is a discovery or an alarming find, additional support can come from more specialized scientists.
The council had said its pest control teams were "currently receiving an alarming number of bedbug jobs on a weekly basis".
He said that the situation is alarming but still the state government is making every effort to minimise the loss of people.
It is alarming how many of these people tell us just how high our cost of living has become in comparison to where they live.
Most alarming is the rapid loss of biodiversity — up to one million species are threatened with extinction by global warming.
Beyond firearms, the accessibility of explosives such as dynamite for blowing rocks is equally alarming.
It is genuinely alarming to discover the ease with which a brand-new car can be stolen in today’s world.
Godzilla also evolves as the film goes on, with each stage of his rapid evolution looking freakish and alarming in its own way.
It is an alarming example of how some Nigerians support disenfranchisement of non-indigenes in Lagos.
That is an alarming finding that suggests traditional, check-the-box training may actually be creating a false sense of security.
He said: “The data is interactive, which could mean an individual has the ability to set parameters that produce alarming figures.
Meanwhile, the activists say videos emerging from the territory are becoming increasingly alarming.
Colorado River reservoirs have fallen to alarming levels, prompting growing calls for urgent action to cut water use in seven states.
Pakistan is facing the alarming issue of mismanagement and improper disposal of hazardous waste.
Common combinations with alarming
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an alarming 53×
- the alarming 28×
- alarming rate 14×
- alarming rise 9×
- alarming number 8×
- is alarming 7×
- with alarming 7×
- most alarming 6×
- this alarming 6×
- are alarming 5×
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