On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Alarming. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as appalling or fearful and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Alarming in a sentence
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Alarming meaning
present participle and gerund of alarm
Synonyms of Alarming
Using Alarming
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of alarm
- Useful related words include: appalling, fearful, dreadful, dreaded.
- In the example corpus, alarming often appears in combinations such as: an alarming, the alarming, alarming rate.
Context around Alarming
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alarming
- In this selection, "alarming" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, remains, uniquely, equally, happenings, insights and video stand out and add context to how "alarming" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an alarming number of and a uniquely alarming sensation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alarming" sits close to words such as amended, anxious and capped, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alarming
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An alarming message about staffing in West Virginia’s jails. (10 words)
Bam Margera's brother Jess made alarming allegations about the 'Jackass' star. (12 words)
As far as ‘athletes lose their minds’ clips go, this one is very alarming. (14 words)
And John Lavery, the founder and managing director of Fish City in Belfast, a multi-award-winning seafood restaurant which has invested heavily in sustainability, added: “There’ve been an alarming number of closures in recent months. (37 words)
A new report from the World Bank has revealed that an alarming six million people in Pakistan are currently experiencing acute food insecurity as a result of the devastating floods that hit the country last year. (36 words)
According to him, Nigeria had been haunted by alarming happenings of violent jailbreaks and attacks in previous years, adding that a lot of strategies were put in place to prevent the trend across the nation. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to him, Nigeria had been haunted by alarming happenings of violent jailbreaks and attacks in previous years, adding that a lot of strategies were put in place to prevent the trend across the nation.
Adding that despite the assistance being provided by the zonal safety-net development program and other stakeholders, the problem still remains alarming.
Alarming insights from the 2021 Labour Force Survey underscored a persistent gender gap in economic participation, revealing lower employment rates for women in comparison to their male counterparts.
Alarming video footage of Israeli soldiers’ activities in the Gaza Strip, including them being seen setting fire to food supplies and rummaging through private homes have been shared widely online.
An alarming message about staffing in West Virginia’s jails.
An alarming number of people put too much stake in the fortune-telling from strangers to either entrust everything to fate, or to justify their deepest desires.
An alarming number of teachers have left the profession in North Carolina and school districts are struggling to fill the positions, a report found.
An awareness that the air around you isn’t fit to breathe can be a uniquely alarming sensation.
And John Lavery, the founder and managing director of Fish City in Belfast, a multi-award-winning seafood restaurant which has invested heavily in sustainability, added: “There’ve been an alarming number of closures in recent months.
And one of the most alarming figures is the down payment, a lump sum often running into the tens of thousands of dollars.
A new report from the World Bank has revealed that an alarming six million people in Pakistan are currently experiencing acute food insecurity as a result of the devastating floods that hit the country last year.
As a result, the Dardars, members of the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe whose ancestors lived here for thousands of years, have watched their homeland wash away at an alarming rate.
As far as ‘athletes lose their minds’ clips go, this one is very alarming.
At other mosques, the Mail found that there had been alarming rhetoric, with Jewish people called 'filth' and 'usurpers' since the October 7 massacre.
At the front, frustration leads to escalation and an alarming geographical widening of the war.
Bam Margera's brother Jess made alarming allegations about the 'Jackass' star.
Beyond firearms, the accessibility of explosives such as dynamite for blowing rocks is equally alarming.
But contracts with onerous repayment terms represent an “evolving area of law” and an alarming “new twist” on concerns over medical debt, said Benjamin, the community service society lawyer.
But more importantly, according to Hatay, a census would reveal certain realities on ground, such as the alarming number of people – mostly university students – working in the black economy.
Colorado River reservoirs have fallen to alarming levels, prompting growing calls for urgent action to cut water use in seven states.
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×