How to Use alarmism in a Sentence

alarmism

noun
  • In some ways, this is healthy since deficit alarmism was never a good idea.
    — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 1 Aug. 2019
  • All things considered, alarmism seems like common sense to me.
    — Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2011
  • Is this angst merely economic alarmism, or a fear grounded in facts?
    — Joseph W. Sullivan, National Review, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Some sages dismiss this argument as slippery-slope alarmism that won’t come to pass.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Small sample alarmism or real issues?
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Use better judgment going forward, and stop with the alarmism.
    — Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • Given the stakes, complacency is a greater risk than alarmism.
    — Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
  • His challenge was not the alarmism of the pundits, but an appeal to our dignity and virtue.
    — Jd Flynn, National Review, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Think Chicken Little, minus the alarmism, plus a lot more math.
    — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2018
  • In stepping back from his over-the-top alarmism, Lovelock has struck a blow for science and for reality.
    — Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2012
  • For now, though, conservative groups seem to be doubling down on their investments in election-fraud alarmism.
    — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The alarmism is difficult to take seriously.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Some responses to Wallace-Wells’ piece have decried its alarmism and despair.
    — Tommy Lynch, Slate Magazine, 25 July 2017
  • Already, experts on media and kids are cautioning against alarmism, using this as a teachable moment.
    — Lisa Guernsey, Slate Magazine, 10 Aug. 2017
  • The 60 Minutes segment with Paul Ehrlich might be a sign that his hard-core alarmism is dying off.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Installing a fairly large home appliance inside your vehicle may seem a level of alarmism akin to wearing a tin-foil hat.
    — Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver, 28 July 2017
  • Just as my husband’s absence started to become more real for me, which has been a challenge, the coronavirus alarmism took over all our lives.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Instead, they are horrified by the rhetorical strategy of using alarmism to make a point about climate change.
    — Susan Matthews, Slate Magazine, 10 July 2017
  • And despite the alarmism, women who have anal are slowly but surely making their way into mainstream narratives.
    — Amanda Chatel, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2017
  • For parents eager to counter environmental alarmism, here is a true story of adaptation and hope.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 21 June 2019
  • The Pearl Harbor experience, then, does not support alarmism.
    — John Mueller, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The race might look a lot different today if the president had staked out a position between alarmism and ignorance.
    — Isaac Schorr, National Review, 27 Oct. 2020
  • In recent years, this question would invite accusations of hyperbole and alarmism.
    — WSJ, 18 Feb. 2017
  • The second scenario is a fearful world in which fear-mongering and alarmism take over and women are coerced into having more children.
    — Mira Cheng, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This pervasive climate alarmism is the culmination of persistent eco-anxiety over the past decades.
    — Bjorn Lomborg, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • Democrats looked at Republican alarmism about Obama and marveled at the intensity.
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 15 May 2017
  • On the other, climate alarmism has the potential to distract from basic preparation activities.
    — Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Greenwald has been citing incessantly in defense of his alarmism about de Moraes was notably written in September.
    — Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
  • More fromThe Editors Progressives have decided to up the alarmism about your stove with two reliable tactics.
    — The Editors, National Review, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Former Obama administration officials said his commentary stoked alarmism in the news media and spread fear among the public.
    — Michael Crowley, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020

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