be disturbing
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“It was pure, on the sidewalk, 1st Amendment rights. No loud music, no yelling. We’re following guidelines. Especially around the home, you can’t be disturbing the peace,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
As Kevin found out in a conversation with Bing’s A.I. chatbot this week in which the A.I. professed its love for him, sometimes the stuff they make up can be disturbing.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2023
The audience was warned, several times, that there would be disturbing images and explicit language, but they were not shielded from it.
From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2022
Aaron cautioned that the images may be disturbing, but said they were released so that people could better understand what happened.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022
“I didn’t mean to startle you like that. I just wanted to make sure someone was up so I wouldn’t be disturbing the household by knocking.”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
