Example Sentences

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That makes it harder to increase production of one type of missile without disrupting the supply chain for another in-demand weapon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Preservationists have criticized the plan as disrupting a sacred sightline between the memorials to Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, designed as a statement of unity after the Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She argued that "one person's phone going off shatters that for everybody" and so disrupting the experience is "an act of extreme selfishness".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Nvidia launched its RTX Spark PC chip, integrating Arm’s CPU designs, which is disrupting the semiconductor sector.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“That’s easy. It’s because you’re disrupting the sacred triangle of life formed by the ladder, the ground, and the wall.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass