disturbs
Example Sentences
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"Nature has already designed the perfect pollination system. When humans interfere too much, it often disturbs that balance," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
When ions move through a crystal lattice in a fluid-like way, their motion temporarily disturbs the lattice symmetry.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
Old Hunter, an ex-police detective now working in private security, disturbs Chen’s depressive apathy with a request that he help find a man called X, a former philosophy professor who ran afoul of authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Just like moving fingers under the running water from a tap can disrupt its steady flow, HIP 67522 b disturbs the star’s magnetic field as it orbits around its host star.
From Space Scoop • Jul. 17, 2025
Write about what disturbs you, particularly if it bothers no one else.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
