Example Sentences

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The revelation of the probe has concerned some senators.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

India, Myanmar’s other giant neighbour, has concerned itself largely with localised border issues.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

The state, which is the country’s largest dairy supplier, has become the epicenter of bird flu in cows and has concerned public health experts since the beginning of the outbreak for this reason.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

His focus on native plants is, in a way, a response to a realization that has concerned Connor Shaw for a while: that people are becoming “less and less” in touch with nature.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

This cursed arrest, because of the ill effects the terror might have had upon her, in that hoped-for circumstance, has concerned me more than on any other account.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 by Richardson, Samuel