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
In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
“Soaring oil prices are likely to disturb that calm, sending the yield higher,” he says.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
Mashhad prosecutor Hasan Hematifar told reporters that Mohammadi had been among 39 people arrested, and she and Alikordi's brother had encouraged those present "to chant norm-breaking slogans" and "disturb the peace".
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
“I think they like us,” Pita said, smiling and sitting as motionless as humanly possible, trying her best not to disturb the delicate butterflies.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing disturb
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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