disrupted

Example Sentences

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The deadlock has heavily disrupted traffic in the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Benchmark prices reached $4.60 a gallon External link in May, up about $1.60 after the war in Iran disrupted global oil supplies.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Following Mahrez's second goal, footage has also circulated of a confrontation between the two benches, with some claiming it showed frustration that the draw had been disrupted.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

People don’t like it when their livelihoods are disrupted, and if unemployment goes too high, I don’t want to imagine how much discontent that could cause.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

“If only you had been there, Fredrick! You would have seen how wild and uncontrollable they were—why, they actually stormed the stage and attacked the pirates! They disrupted the performance completely.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood