alarm
noun
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
has been alarming
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present perfect progressiveof alarm (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The demise that has them on the cusp of dropping back to the third tier a decade on from being crowned English champions, and just five years after lifting the FA Cup, has been alarming.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
The result of such deficiencies, the union said, has been alarming levels of vacancies for medical professionals in some county facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
But the fact that it happened again has been alarming.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
"The fall of industry stalwarts in China's property space has been alarming, to say the least," said Fiona Kwok, Asian Fixed Income portfolio manager, First Sentier Investors.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
My health has been good, although the bubonic pest, periodical in its visitations, has been alarming in the suddenness of its destruction of life.
From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Booker T. Washington
