Example Sentences

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"Although we know this will be alarming, we would like to reassure people that we do not believe there is an ongoing risk to the public," police said.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

"This will be alarming," she told Reuters after the verdict.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2021

But it will be alarming if they begin to interfere with administration or textbooks, if they pose real threats to academic freedom.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2017

For those who see the cinema as the last refuge from mobile phones, rumours about Apple’s latest squeeze on our attention spans will be alarming.

From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2017

We need not fear that the number of unmarried mothers will be alarming.

From Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex by McIvor-Tyndall, Alexander J. (Alexander James)