How to Use disturbed in a Sentence

disturbed

adjective
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  • He seems very disturbed about his work lately.
  • The trap is bedded in the smooth, disturbed ground in front of the hole.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Beside the road, the hills gave way to terraces of disturbed ground.
    — Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The angry hum of the planes overhead like a swarm of disturbed hornets, the roar of the guns, the shake of the tent, the cot, the earth, won’t leave you at peace.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
  • The doctor’s fixed, disturbed gaze can be seen through the plastic face shield.
    — Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020
  • The 25-centimeter-tall weed is fond of disturbed land, field edges and the shoulders of roads.
    — Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
  • And sweet, disturbed Jared (Zach Woods) now cares for the elderly.
    — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2019
  • My straight friend looked more than a little disturbed.
    — Bryan Washington, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Or a deeply disturbed young woman who fixates on a pop star as a way to cope with grief?
    — Tomi Obaro, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The first small gallery, its walls cloaked in dark aubergine, shimmers in low light with the bleak resonance of a disturbed tomb.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Market forces may have produced the end of the cheap car era, but some observers are still disturbed.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Beatty-Arthur said she was most disturbed by the 12-year-old’s background.
    — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The long-range shooting was excellent, but the Bucks should be more disturbed by the action closer to the rim.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • One trick is to plant the bulbs deeply — to six or seven inches — and cover with a little mulch to hide the disturbed soil.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The series, which unfolds over nine episodes, attempts to go inside the mind of the deeply disturbed man who pulled the trigger.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 July 2023
  • In between the disturbed areas of cool and damp weather, the heat is forecast to build into the Midwest this week.
    — Janice Dean, Fox News, 15 June 2020
  • In rare cases, the cysts may float in the eye and cause blurry or disturbed vision, eye swelling, or detachment of the retina.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • After the brush test, a number of the fibers looked disturbed, creating the illusion that the rug was lighter in certain spots.
    — Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Now the river’s surface seemed to be pulsating as swaths of disturbed water appeared and spread over the film.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 9 Mar. 2020
  • An area of disturbed weather off the coast of the Carolinas sure looks like a tropical system.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 27 May 2023
  • Tailings remain uncapped nearby, and few plants grow on the disturbed ground.
    — Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Nov. 2020
  • It can be found all over, such as along roadways, parking lots and other areas with disturbed soil.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Look for anything in your surroundings that appears disturbed, out of place or odd.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Years of wildfires also created more spaces for the plant that thrives in disturbed lands.
    — Julie Watson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2023
  • That’s because there’s just enough disturbed forest left for adaptable species like bats to survive.
    — Irena Hwang, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Because sound waves can travel through the air, when a craft flies at or above the speed of sound, air molecules near the wings are disturbed and unable to move out of the way quickly enough.
    — Tatyana Woodall, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The result can be a greater variety of species locally, as those that thrive on disturbed landscapes move in.
    — Wired, 30 Nov. 2019
  • Following the break-in, the Alaska Zoo reinforced the disturbed fencing and awaited the bear's return.
    — Jason Kurtz, CNN, 24 Sep. 2020
  • The loss of tree canopy in disturbed forests promotes the growth of fuels on the forest floor; these exposed then dry out quickly, and are vulnerable to fire spread.
    — Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2022
  • This impacts your hearing which can leave you very disturbed with discomfort and pain in the affected ear.
    — Daily Wellness Pro, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022

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