disturbing
Example Sentences
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Two parents complained to the ASA about the advert, arguing it was inappropriate and disturbing for young children and therefore unsuitable to be displayed outdoors.
From BBC
In a statement, the government said the "behaviour described in Operation Kenova's final report is deeply disturbing".
From BBC
After a swift trial and appeal, she was sentenced to two years in prison for “disturbing public order.”
Yet, though Travis is a fatally flawed messenger, his analysis of the state of urban America has a disturbing ring of truth.
Carol Sobel, a longtime L.A. civil rights attorney, said that images — no matter how disturbing — are generally protected by the 1st Amendment when kept on a personal phone rather than a department-issued device.
From Los Angeles Times
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