increasingly alarmed
Frequency: 6.26.0 per million words
Shows that the feeling of alarm is growing over time.
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Examples (10)
- As the fire spread, firefighters became increasingly alarmed by the high winds.
- She grew increasingly alarmed when he didn't answer his phone after several calls.
- Health officials are increasingly alarmed about the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
- Investors have become increasingly alarmed at the instability of the financial markets.
- The public is increasingly alarmed by the escalating political tensions.
- He sounded increasingly alarmed as he described the strange noises outside his house.
- Environmental scientists are growing increasingly alarmed by the rate of deforestation.
- The report revealed that regulators were increasingly alarmed over safety violations at the plant.
- We were increasingly alarmed as the water level continued to rise during the flood.
- Her expression seemed increasingly alarmed as she read the letter.