disturbed
Example Sentences
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When an anthill is disturbed, the response comes from the colony acting together rather than from any individual ant.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
"I was very disturbed by it for a couple of days. They're historical."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The calling function disturbed us both, the text prompts were too limited and arbitrary, and overall, the device made me realize that our relationship probably didn’t need any technological intervention at all.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
The American vision tended to be forward-looking; the Gothic novel, however, was a form disturbed by ghosts from the past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
It was a sign of how disturbed William must have been, even to say that much.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
