disturbed

Example Sentences

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Mr. Trump was disturbed by photos he saw of Israel’s bombing earlier this week in Beirut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I have been disturbed to see how seriously many of my patients have taken the panic around microplastics and fertility to heart, as if using wooden cutting boards will negate age-related infertility, for example.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

I spent 17 years at the helm of the California Air Resources Board, and I am deeply disturbed by the potential co-opting of public input processes using forgery through automated tools.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He retired in 2023 and was disturbed to learn from former colleagues that the office was shutting down the open union probes.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Bliss hadn't allowed Arthur or the cabinet into the sickroom because, he said, he didn't want Garfield disturbed.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow