The first word of the book, the alarmingly long "Doukipudonktan" is a phonetic transcription of "D'où qu'ils puent donc tant?"

Tomar peered curiously at the Vulcan, who was breathing only shallowly, and with alarmingly long pauses between breaths.

I was cruelly forced to confront early all the consequences of heat: dandelions, deadheading and an alarmingly long list of overlooked pruning chores.

Even so, there were no holes in the walls, just some alarmingly long cracks zigzagging up and down.

She had to swim an alarmingly long way between airholes.

I have been womanless for an alarmingly long time.

There was an alarmingly long pause, but no flutter of colorful emotion that she could see inside the translucent tank.

Recent long-term studies bear this out, showing that many patients end up meeting criteria for delirium for an alarmingly long time.

The breaths were shallow and wheezing, with alarmingly long pauses between them.

He stood on trembly pipestem legs and his arms were alarmingly long and skinny.