be disturbing
Example Sentences
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“It has to be disturbing to a lot of people if the new era of politics involves hostile personal attacks,” North said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025
The audience was warned, several times, that there would be disturbing images and explicit language, but they were not shielded from it.
From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2022
Ms. Glashausser told jurors that Mr. Ray was not “a saint” and that some evidence presented in the case would be disturbing.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022
Aaron cautioned that the images may be disturbing, but said they were released so that people could better understand what happened.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022
“I didn’t mean to startle you like that. I just wanted to make sure someone was up so I wouldn’t be disturbing the household by knocking.”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
