How to Use disruptive in a Sentence

disruptive

adjective

• That was not always the case against the Hoosiers, who often found ways to be disruptive.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
• The Razorbacks aren’t as deep across the front line as last year’s Elite Eight squad but can still be disruptive in the paint.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
• The last few years have been challenging, but that doesn’t mean that 2023 has to be just as disruptive.
  — Louis Gritzo, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• Time to pick up the pieces after a disruptive work stoppage.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• Still, the failures could be disruptive as the school year is set to begin next week for most children.
  — Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
• None of this is meant to dismiss the disruptive power of electric cars or AI.
  — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
• Light Blocking One of the main purposes of a sleep mask is blocking the light that can be disruptive to rest.
  — Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
• How disruptive was this to air travel throughout the week?
  — NBC News, 5 Feb. 2023
• The Leo moon puts you in charge of a disruptive situation.
  — USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
• Elsewhere, the camps and other protests have been smaller and less disruptive.
  — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
• Some of the most disruptive attacks have been staged by the Houthis, a militant group that controls northern Yemen and has ties to Iran.
  — Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
• Plus, testers found that the incline isn’t super-responsive or quick, which can be disruptive to the flow of a workout.
  — Leigh Weingus, SELF, 10 Sep. 2024
• Broad-spectrum white light, such as that produced by LED bulbs, may be less disruptive.
  — The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
• When the 26-year-old sat out the last three games of the regular season with an injury, the Cowboys missed his disruptive presence.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
• This book can teach you a lot about disruptive companies such as Apple and Amazon.com.
  — The Motley Fool, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2023
• Choose ones with amber bulbs, which will be the least disruptive to sleep during middle-of-the-night bathroom visits.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
• Oliver points out that this practice has since been found disruptive to bats and has fallen out of favor.
  — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
• This is certainly a step in the right direction, but the fact is, cellphones are disruptive to every facet of life.
  — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2023
• At best, drives like these are time-consuming and disruptive.
  — Jayme Lozano, Chron, 16 Mar. 2023
• In major cities across the country, demonstrators calling for a cease-fire have taken to the streets and grown more disruptive.
  — Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
• The effect at New College has been chilling and disruptive.
  — Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
• But converter stops and restarts will be too disruptive to large HVDC networks.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2023
• While the high fan speed might be disruptive to light sleepers, others may have no trouble sleeping through the night at this level.
  — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2023
• Your social life will be revving up after the 20th, but aspects near the 21st are disruptive to all, so don’t get drawn into any disputes.
  — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
• Against the pass, Brents uses his exceptional size and length to be disruptive.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2023
• Chop will be an explosive, disruptive pass rusher and run stopper in the NFL.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
• But the ones that aren’t are potentially far more disruptive.
  — WSJ, 24 May 2023
• The rise of the streamers, however, threw a disruptive new element into the mix.
  — Erica Werner, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
• China’s quandary: Bail out debt-laden cities, or risk disruptive defaults?
  — Meaghan Tobin, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
• However, a solution that exists outside your workflow can be disruptive rather than helpful in the long run.
  — Chiranjiv Roy, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024