Example Sentences

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Conceding the opening goal and committing individual errors have been alarming themes of Tottenham's season.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023

That certainty must have been alarming for the girl, but it’s an ongoing challenge for the author.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

The Browns have given up 84 points in two games and there have been alarming breakdowns in the secondary.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021

Slightly less than half of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated and there have been alarming outbreaks driven by the delta variant first detected in India.

From Washington Times • Jul. 14, 2021

To any one less accustomed than the Boy Aviators to the uproar of aërial motors, the noise would have been alarming to say the least.

From The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune by Goldfrap, John Henry