Example Sentences

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Unlike some asteroids that stray worrisomely close to Earth’s orbit, Dimorphos—the 160-meter moon of a larger body—is an innocent bystander, posing no threat to our world.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 12, 2022

She suggested the exemption could be left in place, but with stricter policies allowed temporarily for schools with worrisomely low vaccination rates.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2021

More worrisomely, he lost dozens of border counties to a virtual unknown, Sema Hernandez.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2018

Also, since I had kept the Voyeur’s secret, I felt worrisomely like a co-conspirator.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 4, 2016

At 0.3 percent, the inflation rate in the eurozone is already worrisomely low, and well below the target of about 2 percent that the European Central Bank considers optimal for growth and financial stability.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2014