How to Use disturb in a Sentence
disturb
verb
- I'm sorry to disturb you at such a late hour.
- She doesn't want to be disturbed while she's working.
- Don't disturb the baby when he's sleeping.
- The noise disturbed my concentration.
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But he was disturbed by the man’s reckless use of a firearm.
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Thomas Lake,
CNN,
20 Sep. 2024
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The idea seemed to disturb and excite him in equal measure.
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New York Times,
17 Mar. 2022
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Someone had to stand up to the tyranny — to disturb it a little, or a lot.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
12 June 2023
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He was disturbed by the discovery, but not enough to stop.
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Benoît Morenne,
WIRED,
9 Mar. 2023
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This incident isn’t the first time humans have disturbed part of the wall.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Sep. 2023
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A couple of bats dart around overhead, disturbed by the truck.
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Jack Armstrong,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Aug. 2024
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Trail users should not disturb trail flags, build cairns or get in the way of workers who may be present.
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Mare Czinar,
The Arizona Republic,
4 Mar. 2022
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Adult psyllids, about the size of aphids, are dark in color and can jump when disturbed on plants.
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Betty Cahill,
The Denver Post,
13 July 2024
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Loop it around your tray table for a place to perch your feet that won't disturb the person in front of you.
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Madison Flager,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2022
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Everything is done in silence so as not to disturb the voice of the stars.
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Jen Murphy,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2023
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Just look how the folds now are starting to disturb themselves.
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Timothy Donnelly,
The New Republic,
17 Mar. 2022
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Somehow the Butcher hadn’t been able to find them again, or disturb their lives.
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Ayşegül Savaş,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2022
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Best not to disturb them, though—they’re planning the biggest marathon on the planet.
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Chris Taylor,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2022
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Never touch or disturb the site and always leave no trace.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
24 Sep. 2022
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The institute also asked the public not to disturb the nest.
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Stephanie Wenger,
Peoplemag,
8 Aug. 2022
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Fine strain over ice into the rocks glass, being careful not to disturb the salt rim.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2022
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At this hour, there are few guests in the lobby to disturb their important work.
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Clara Laguna,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Dec. 2023
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Tree-of-heaven thrives in soil that has been disturbed, such as along roadsides.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Country Living,
20 June 2023
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The resodding process should disturb the chinch bugs enough that a spray for these pests is not needed for a few weeks.
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Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Sep. 2022
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Gardenias that are already in the ground don’t like to be disturbed.
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Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
8 May 2024
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Are there some whose only aim is to appall and disturb?
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Mark Shanahan,
BostonGlobe.com,
2 Dec. 2022
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Boating: Boats make waves that disturb the marsh habitat where birds nest.
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Shanti Lerner,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Apr. 2022
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But at that time, staff members elected not to disturb it.
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Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
13 July 2023
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Davis was clearly disturbed by the disclosure, coming on the eve of the trial.
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Randall Chase,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2023
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Once at the end of bay, kayakers can turn off their lights to watch the shooting stars above and the bioluminescent plankton that glitter when the water is disturbed below.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
27 Oct. 2024
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Scientists first started observing how streetlights disturbed commuting bats 15 years ago and found out that some species seemed hard-wired to avoid the lights.
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Brian Handwerk,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Oct. 2024
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