be disturbing

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

As Kevin found out in a conversation with Bing’s A.I. chatbot this week in which the A.I. professed its love for him, sometimes the stuff they make up can be disturbing.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2023

“We realize the proximity of this incident to campus and our residence halls may be disturbing to members of our community,” UC Berkeley posted later on its “WarnMe” emergency notification system.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 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