disturbs
Example Sentences
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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
It disturbs the clean flow of air teams want through the diffuser, the upswept part of the floor at the back of the car.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
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
The charm of adventure sweetens that sensation, the glow of pride warms it; but then the throb of fear disturbs it; and fear with me became predominant when half-an-hour elapsed and still I was alone.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
