Example Sentences

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But the Public Sector Chairs' Forum said that initial indications that the cuts could hit 20% were alarming.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2023

Shem Unger, a conservation geneticist at Wingate University in North Carolina, said that the findings were alarming.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

The levels of anger and despair from users after Replika was taken offline were alarming.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2023

Winger Conor Sheary studied a stat sheet in the hallway afterward, and some of the numbers were alarming.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2023

It appeared to be based on Long Island, New York, and its messages were alarming.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield