disturbing

Example Sentences

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This group has so far never met a decline not worth buying, or difficult market conditions without a silver lining, which raises a disturbing question: What horror must occur to scare them?

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The result is an often exhilarating, often disturbing and always poignant tale of an artist and adventurer who lived to challenge the limits of what humans could do.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

While the conversation first focused on the game, the messages became a lot more disturbing.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The influx of nutrients from the landslide may have supported these communities, while the release of toxic sulfur compounds could have discouraged other marine life from disturbing them.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

It was a disturbing image, and one she could not put out of her mind for a good long time, even after the children were asleep.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood