How to Use disturb in a Sentence

disturb

verb

• I'm sorry to disturb you at such a late hour.
• She doesn't want to be disturbed while she's working.
• Don't disturb the baby when he's sleeping.
• The noise disturbed my concentration.
• But he was disturbed by the man’s reckless use of a firearm.
  — Thomas Lake, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
• The idea seemed to disturb and excite him in equal measure.
  — New York Times, 17 Mar. 2022
• Someone had to stand up to the tyranny — to disturb it a little, or a lot.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 June 2023
• He was disturbed by the discovery, but not enough to stop.
  — Benoît Morenne, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
• This incident isn’t the first time humans have disturbed part of the wall.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
• A couple of bats dart around overhead, disturbed by the truck.
  — Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
• Trail users should not disturb trail flags, build cairns or get in the way of workers who may be present.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2022
• Adult psyllids, about the size of aphids, are dark in color and can jump when disturbed on plants.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 13 July 2024
• Loop it around your tray table for a place to perch your feet that won't disturb the person in front of you.
  — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2022
• Everything is done in silence so as not to disturb the voice of the stars.
  — Jen Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
• Just look how the folds now are starting to disturb themselves.
  — Timothy Donnelly, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2022
• Somehow the Butcher hadn’t been able to find them again, or disturb their lives.
  — Ayşegül Savaş, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
• Best not to disturb them, though—they’re planning the biggest marathon on the planet.
  — Chris Taylor, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2022
• Never touch or disturb the site and always leave no trace.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2022
• The institute also asked the public not to disturb the nest.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
• Fine strain over ice into the rocks glass, being careful not to disturb the salt rim.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2022
• At this hour, there are few guests in the lobby to disturb their important work.
  — Clara Laguna, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2023
• Tree-of-heaven thrives in soil that has been disturbed, such as along roadsides.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 20 June 2023
• The resodding process should disturb the chinch bugs enough that a spray for these pests is not needed for a few weeks.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
• Gardenias that are already in the ground don’t like to be disturbed.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 May 2024
• Are there some whose only aim is to appall and disturb?
  — Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
• Boating: Boats make waves that disturb the marsh habitat where birds nest.
  — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2022
• But at that time, staff members elected not to disturb it.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023
• Davis was clearly disturbed by the disclosure, coming on the eve of the trial.
  — Randall Chase, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023
• In more rural areas barking dogs and crowing roosters might disturb you.
  — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
• The findings, while disturbing, are common across the turkey industry.
  — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 26 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024