be disturbing

Example Sentences

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“It has to be disturbing to a lot of people if the new era of politics involves hostile personal attacks,” North said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025

The church's Kirk Session said members were "empathetic" and recognised it could be disturbing for some people.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

Ms. Glashausser told jurors that Mr. Ray was not “a saint” and that some evidence presented in the case would be disturbing.

From New York Times • Mar. 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

You won’t be disturbing us, because we have an unspoken agreement to talk only in the evenings when it’s dark.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank