our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate
Example sentencesExamples
Insurance companies are warning drivers not to be heroes following the outbreak of an alarming new trend in car crime.
Ornithologists say they are increasingly concerned about the "alarming" decline of some of Britain's woodland birds species.
Such a policy will only worsen the already alarming housing situation.
We ignored the distractions and chiseled away at the rocks before us at alarming speed, all fearful that the chaos would catch up with us.
A number of investors have expressed concern at an alarming headline last week.
After World War II universities found themselves in an alarming state, with swelling numbers of students and decreasing levels of funding from the cash-strapped state governments.
What is most alarming is that food price rises are affecting new communities who had previously been protected from the scourge of hunger.
Even pedestrians, she says, find Auckland's congestion alarming.
We have seen director after director - a virtual game of musical chairs in terms of directorships - move on and off the board, with alarming regularity.
I found the whole programme extremely interesting in some ways, yet alarming in others.
To pay such a heavy price for non-performance must have sent alarming signals to cricketers in Pakistan.
The plight of children under 5 years of age was particularly alarming.
The research is alarming for anyone concerned about online freedom of speech.
On the surface, the report could appear alarming.
The trade in souvenirs made of sea turtle shells has reached an alarming level.
There was one alarming moment where the audience was not only smaller than the panel, it consisted entirely of people married to people on the panel.
There was an alarming level of ignorance of the issues involved.
The building boom is in full flight at present and the amount of new houses going up or are still planned is alarming to say the least.
But he warned that the increasing number of flights would result in an alarming rise in the accident rate in the next 10 to 15 years.
Many people found their inboxes clogged with alarming messages that their computers were infected, even though they were not.
Definition of alarming in US English:
alarming
adjectiveəˈlärmiNGəˈlɑrmɪŋ
Worrying or disturbing.
our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate
Example sentencesExamples
We ignored the distractions and chiseled away at the rocks before us at alarming speed, all fearful that the chaos would catch up with us.
After World War II universities found themselves in an alarming state, with swelling numbers of students and decreasing levels of funding from the cash-strapped state governments.
Such a policy will only worsen the already alarming housing situation.
The research is alarming for anyone concerned about online freedom of speech.
There was one alarming moment where the audience was not only smaller than the panel, it consisted entirely of people married to people on the panel.
I found the whole programme extremely interesting in some ways, yet alarming in others.
Even pedestrians, she says, find Auckland's congestion alarming.
The building boom is in full flight at present and the amount of new houses going up or are still planned is alarming to say the least.
But he warned that the increasing number of flights would result in an alarming rise in the accident rate in the next 10 to 15 years.
The plight of children under 5 years of age was particularly alarming.
We have seen director after director - a virtual game of musical chairs in terms of directorships - move on and off the board, with alarming regularity.
A number of investors have expressed concern at an alarming headline last week.
Many people found their inboxes clogged with alarming messages that their computers were infected, even though they were not.
Insurance companies are warning drivers not to be heroes following the outbreak of an alarming new trend in car crime.
What is most alarming is that food price rises are affecting new communities who had previously been protected from the scourge of hunger.
On the surface, the report could appear alarming.
There was an alarming level of ignorance of the issues involved.
To pay such a heavy price for non-performance must have sent alarming signals to cricketers in Pakistan.
Ornithologists say they are increasingly concerned about the "alarming" decline of some of Britain's woodland birds species.
The trade in souvenirs made of sea turtle shells has reached an alarming level.