Example Sentences

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With just a year until the World Cup starts, the gulf in quality between the two teams was concerning.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

We don’t really do ripped-from-the-headlines, but we do things that seem like that because a lot of times we’re talking to professionals, asking them what was concerning them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

The involvement of bin Salman was concerning to the lawmakers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

The agency didn’t say what the investigation was concerning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The only conversation we had, in which he showed any interest at all, was concerning my own people.

From Mysterious Mr. Sabin by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)