How to Use disturbing in a Sentence

disturbing

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  • The second strange-to-us feature, even more disturbing to our current political presumptions, is a deep suspicion of democracy.
    — Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The movie tells a disturbing story, and yet there’s truth to it.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The White House last month called the video tragic and disturbing.
    — Samira Puskar, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Many of the disturbing videos appear to have been posted in the last two days.
    — Khadijah Khogeer, NBC News, 27 June 2023
  • End of carousel Imagine if the boyfriend weren’t disturbing.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The steep rise in syphilis cases was the most disturbing aspect of the report, Park said.
    — Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Key Largo has a new, disturbing and first-of-its-kind graveyard.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
  • The crime scene inside the home was gruesome and disturbing.
    — Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2023
  • And in this case, Johnson expects the video to be disturbing.
    — Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
  • But there has to be a plan between now and Thursday to erase this disturbing trend.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Just a few weeks later, in April 1962, the FDA received a disturbing phone call.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Some of that is due to a disturbing lawsuit that was filed and then dismissed within the span of three weeks in 2022.
    — Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
  • The disturbing trend is adding to mounting losses due to fraud.
    — Carter Evans, CBS News, 19 July 2023
  • And the most disturbing images had been scrubbed off that video, Israel said.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • At last—rather disturbing—count, the Titan has 40 hours of breathable air left.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 21 June 2023
  • The actions came amid a disturbing increase in hate crimes.
    — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The most disturbing of them: Are the mothers castrating their young?
    — John Sharp | [email protected], al, 29 June 2023
  • But the deeply disturbing use of the technology in this way is not novel.
    — Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The disturbing details of this young woman’s death are truly the stuff of nightmares.
    — Sarah Shannon, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Still, any injury for the Angels’ third baseman adds to a disturbing list.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Warning: Some of the videos below may be disturbing to some viewers.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 28 June 2023
  • What is even more disturbing is that in 90% of cases, the abuser is a member of the family, based on findings in the study.
    — Dr. Robert Glatter and Dr. Peter J Papadakos, TIME, 2 May 2024
  • As the mourning concluded at the cemetery and Amal's aunt placed a poster of the girl at the spot where she was killed, the disturbing hum of drones resumed overhead.
    — Diego Ibarra Sánchez, NPR, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Antony’s laugh in the squirt scene is both so incredible and disturbing.
    — Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 20 June 2024
  • Both sounded kind of disturbing and lacked any soul or feeling.
    — Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The thoughts are highly disturbing and might cause a trauma response.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 2 May 2023
  • But with the convenience, comes a disturbing new crime trend for bandits.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Although the series is known for being chock-full of laughs and cheap tricks, there's a disturbing death scene that no one will see coming.
    — Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • On the one hand, The Substance a very disturbing horror flick, with levels of blood and gore that would make David Cronenberg blush.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Stories exposing the abuses of the rich and powerful have never held more resonance, as audiences become increasingly aware of the disturbing realities often lurking behind certain picture perfect images often associated with wealth and fame.
    — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

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