Sentence examples for alarmingly by from inspiring English sources

The phrase "alarmingly by" is not a correct or commonly used phrase in written English
It is unclear what the intended meaning of this phrase is, and it would not make sense in most English sentences. It is possible that you are trying to use the word "alarmingly" as an adverb to describe an action or state, but it does not make sense to follow it with the preposition "by." Example: The train arrived alarmingly by the platform. This sentence does not make sense because "alarmingly" does not fit as an adverb for the action of arriving. It would be more appropriate to say "suddenly by the platform" or "alarmingly fast towards the platform."

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He demonstrated, alarmingly, by cannon-balling into a nearby horse.

The sauce is available by the shot and, alarmingly, by the quart.

But it is also accompanied, rather alarmingly, by the swell and ebb of audience applause.

Villa's wage bill increased alarmingly, by 42%, to £71m (£11morere than Tottenham and £21m more than Everton), giving a wages-to-turnover figure of 85%.

So whenever we approach serious ground, he leaps up and creates a diversion - once, most alarmingly, by rolling the top of his ear lobe and pushing it into his ear.

He has a point: to suit the venues, many Edinburgh shows have been shoehorned into under an hour's running time: overrun your 75-minute time slot and you become subject to a fine that rises alarmingly by the minute.

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The Acorn employees were, alarmingly, unalarmed by the proposal.

But allowing such managerial ineptitude to fester was bound to lead to disaster, as alarmingly documented by Hurricane Sandy.

Atlético Madrid recorded their first win of the Primera División season but were run alarmingly close by newcomers Eibar in a 2-1 win at the Vicente Calderón.

QPR were alarmingly outplayed by Derby County at Wembley but survived and ultimately prevailed thanks largely to their tenacity and nous, two qualities that had rarely been in evidence during their slapstick relegation the previous season.

The consequence has come to pass in the form of an epidemic of computer malware and rising concerns about cyberwarfare as a threat to global security, voiced alarmingly this month by the defense secretary, Leon E. Panetta, who warned of a possible "cyber-Pearl Harbor" attack on the United States.

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