disturbed

Example Sentences

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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

I clearly remember seeing the movie when I was young and being very disturbed by the scene when the government arrives and drapes the family’s house in plastic sheets and tubing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The suspect was emotionally disturbed and arrested by Amtrak police, ABC News reported.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Shrieks and the flapping of a thousand leathery wings as bats in their hundreds, disturbed from their daytime rest, fell from the roof of the cave and wheeled around them, beating at their faces.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda