Example Sentences

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That unleashed force is plied most artfully here to create a portrait of how grief unhinges, disarranges and heightens everyday life.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2019

A similar expression now and again disarranges the handsome, sardonic features of the title character of “Butley” in Lindsay Posner’s engaging revival at the Duchess Theater.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2011

When a stiff wind disarranges his lacquered locks, he looks panic-stricken, like a man who’s just seen his own ghost.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

That is not altogether good for a youngster; it disarranges his mind and puts him out of harmony with what is permanent.

From South Wind by Douglas, Norman

It is a sort of derivative which disarranges and disconcerts the whole science of etymologists.

From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence