very alarmed
Frequency: 8.022.0 per million words
A very common way to show a high degree of alarm.
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Examples (10)
- She was very alarmed by the sudden noise.
- He looked very alarmed when he heard the strange sound.
- Investors became very alarmed as the market began to crash.
- Her voice on the phone sounded very alarmed, so I rushed over.
- We were very alarmed to find the house empty.
- The public grew very alarmed about the spread of the disease.
- Why do you seem so very alarmed by a simple question?
- Health officials are very alarmed at the latest figures.
- I felt very alarmed when I realized I had lost my passport.
- Despite trying to hide it, his expression was very alarmed.