disturb

Example Sentences

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The government isn’t asking the court to disturb Wong Kim Ark’s treatment of children born to lawful permanent residents—who nowadays have green cards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Two-time finalist Medvedev then asked umpire Aurelie Tourte for a video review to see whether Draper had been guilty of hindrance - making either an action or a noise to disturb an opponent.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“Soaring oil prices are likely to disturb that calm, sending the yield higher,” he says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Titan's slightly elongated orbit can disturb inner moons when their orbital periods become simple fractions of Titan's.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

“Then she would bustle around the engine,” Kaleriya said, “quietly tapping her wrenches, so as not to disturb the sleeping crew.”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein