disturbing
Example Sentences
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People are warned to avoid disturbing nests as the insects can sting and aggressively protect them.
From BBC
The most disturbing part wasn’t that it made errors.
From MarketWatch
Maybe Ma meant well, but the whole idea struck me as disturbing.
From Literature
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“We’re very sorry for disturbing you,” I tell him, pulling Theo back in the direction from which we came, the little house with the tidy garden boxes receding behind us on the street.
From Literature
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The similarities are striking on various levels, as well as comical and more than a little disturbing.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.