How to Use disrupt in a Sentence

disrupt

verb
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  • The barking dogs disrupted my sleep.
  • The weather disrupted our travel plans.
  • The walkouts are the latest in a wave of strikes that has disrupted Britons’ lives for months.
    — Danica Kirka, ajc, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Or blame a bunch of whistles that disrupted the rhythm of what was a free-flowing game in the first half.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • This is also not the first time a World War II-era bomb has disrupted a sports venue.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
  • But there are fears shortage of the new naira notes could disrupt the elections itself.
    — Stephanie Busari, CNN, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Spiegel says an extra stretchy mesentery could disrupt the structure of the gut.
    — Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Dallas won’t have the chance to even get to Brady or disrupt his throws unless he is forced to hold onto the ball.
    — Nick Kehoe, Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Those efforts to disrupt the elections also came in the form of hacking.
    — Brian Bennett, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The landslide is one of several recent ones to disrupt rail service in the area.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
  • When the balance is disrupted, these same systems can get all out of whack.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 1 May 2024
  • Doing so could disrupt patient care — or even lead to death.
    — Sam Sabin, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The cut also alerted scientists to the fact that the eruption had disrupted the seafloor, which isn’t easy to spot.
    — Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Microbes in the seafloor sediment that’s disrupted when the ship reaches the seafloor.
    — George Petras, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
  • But even with Kerr keying the press, Australia could not disrupt England’s ability to play out of the back.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But low spots in the ocean floor, near surf or breaks in sandbars, disrupt that uniform return of water.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The body creates too many abnormal white blood cells, which disrupts the body's healthy blood cells.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Newborns have a startle reflex that can disrupt their sleep (and yours).
    — Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Hoke is mindful of disrupting team chemistry with payouts to transfers who have yet to play a snap for the Aztecs.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • But it’s made Beard less of an enigma and that also disrupts some of the show’s original comedic framework.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Incoming calls and texts do not disrupt the video or provide extra strain on the phone's battery, Google says.
    — Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 15 May 2024
  • The neighborhood’s peace is disrupted when a gang of menacing neighbors take over the street.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The storm could cause some power fluctuations, disrupt radio and GPS signals, and push the northern lights to the south.
    — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As such, deliveries into ports up and down the East Coast and the Gulf Coast are being disrupted.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This technique works best on calm days when there’s no strong wind to put slack in your line and there’s no chop on the water to disrupt your presentation.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2024
  • Traffic will also be disrupted on the eastern end of I-55.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
  • In Kansas, Emily faces a world disrupted by drought, dust storms and a personal tragedy that leaves her beloved niece on their doorstep.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Keep in mind that overwatering and lack of light are common issues that disrupt this plant's growth.
    — Katarina Avendaño, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
  • This could involve using lasers or high-power microwaves to disrupt the equipment on board.
    — PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Like most major league teams that don’t own their own TV networks, the Rockies’ money stream was disrupted by the demise of regional sports networks.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024

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