Alarmingly is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Alarmingly meaning
- In an alarming way, frighteningly.
- Causing fear or concern.
- To an extent that causes alarm.
Using Alarmingly
- The main meaning on this page is: In an alarming way, frighteningly. | Causing fear or concern. | To an extent that causes alarm.
- In the example corpus, alarmingly often appears in combinations such as: alarmingly high, an alarmingly, are alarmingly.
Context around Alarmingly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alarmingly
- In this selection, "alarmingly" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, surged, spiralled, off, high, once and simple stand out and add context to how "alarmingly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alarmingly 32 of and alarmingly an average. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alarmingly" sits close to words such as abreast, accrue and adheres, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alarmingly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alarmingly, 32% of rural and 22% of urban water sources show elevated lead levels. (14 words)
Alarmingly, an average of 36 incidents of domestic abuse occur before the police are notified. (15 words)
Furthermore, the timescale is “alarmingly tight” when so many questions about its operation remain unanswered. (15 words)
The upshot was relentless cost-cutting, with Reach announcing no fewer than three rounds of cutbacks – in January, March, and most alarmingly in November when the company announced it was looking to shed 450 jobs – including 320 in editorial. (39 words)
Even though they carried the threat of Kane, Spurs would appear to pass through games without showing any urgency or ambition; opposition teams would find it alarmingly simple to play through a static, immobile midfield. (35 words)
With the loss of Epps, BYU’s receiving corps appears alarmingly thin, especially with Puka Nacua heading to the Los Angeles Rams as a fifth round draft choice and Gunner Romney retiring from the sport. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Accommodation is also selling out fast with some residents using the opportunity to rent out their homes at alarmingly high costs.
Alarmingly, an average of 36 incidents of domestic abuse occur before the police are notified.
Alarmingly, once a person suffers from a fragility fracture, they are up to four times more likely to experience another.
A simple first step here in Maine would be for legislators to change our animal trespass laws to include cats, which they alarmingly do not.
Even though they carried the threat of Kane, Spurs would appear to pass through games without showing any urgency or ambition; opposition teams would find it alarmingly simple to play through a static, immobile midfield.
Furthermore, the timescale is “alarmingly tight” when so many questions about its operation remain unanswered.
Many children die before the age of five, and maternal and infant mortality rates are alarmingly high.
Methane emissions have surged alarmingly since 2007 and this acceleration may be the biggest threat to keeping below 1.5C of global heating, according to scientists.
She hopes that sharing her darkest days will raise awareness of domestic abuse, an issue which spiralled alarmingly during the covid lockdowns.
The Briton, 24, finished second ahead of Oscar Piastri to close the gap on Aston Martin, whose early season momentum has dropped off alarmingly.
The cost of speaking up in the U.S. remains alarmingly high, and would-be whistleblowers fear crowd-sourced hate and death threats.
There, she finds Asa absent, but his father alarmingly present — as well as a book of necromancy-type occult intel featuring illustrations that very much resemble Lovecraft’s favorite tentacled “cosmic entity” Cthulhu.
The scene is hilariously jaw-dropping, not least because the member itself is alarmingly realistic.
The upshot was relentless cost-cutting, with Reach announcing no fewer than three rounds of cutbacks – in January, March, and most alarmingly in November when the company announced it was looking to shed 450 jobs – including 320 in editorial.
Uys added that upon transitioning from the ANC to the mayoralty of Solly Msimanga, under a DA-led coalition, they had found water quality in Hammanskraal to be “alarmingly compromised”.
Warming waters and other factors along the state’s rivers like the Big Hole appear to be contributing to alarmingly low numbers of the state’s renowned rainbow and brown trout.
While cash flow decreased from 2017 to 2020 and the dividend was increased, the payout ratio didn't become alarmingly high.
With the loss of Epps, BYU’s receiving corps appears alarmingly thin, especially with Puka Nacua heading to the Los Angeles Rams as a fifth round draft choice and Gunner Romney retiring from the sport.
Alarmingly, 32% of rural and 22% of urban water sources show elevated lead levels.
Alarmingly, individuals who consistently reported high levels of loneliness over time faced a 56 percent higher risk of having a stroke compared to those who seldom felt lonely.
Common combinations with alarmingly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- alarmingly high 17×
- an alarmingly 15×
- are alarmingly 7×
- is alarmingly 6×
- alarmingly low 6×
- alarmingly the 5×
- alarmingly close 4×
- most alarmingly 3×
- alarmingly in 3×
- alarmingly of 3×