perturbed

Example Sentences

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“I can’t even believe it,” a visibly perturbed Putin said on camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

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

And he seemed, in the estimation of some around the team, unusually perturbed as public criticisms of his play started to mount.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 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

Consequently, the path of the star will be altered, or perturbed, from a straight line to a wavy one.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan