perturbed

Example Sentences

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I obviously was perturbed by it, but I acted like I wasn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

More curiously, even though U.S. high-yield spreads are at post-1998 lows, few investors seemed to be unduly perturbed here.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

Dubois, who has 22 wins in 24 fights as a professional, looked perturbed that his rival had stolen the limelight and walked off shaking his head.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

In that defeat, Roberts was particularly perturbed by the club’s quality of at-bats — or lack thereof.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

Even the roughnecks are looking hungry and perturbed.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland