Example Sentences

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It’s all so thrilling, so disorienting, so terrifying.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Being displaced from your home is inconvenient and disorienting.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Her 2024 follow-up, “Real Americans,” sparked a 17-way bidding war for what this paper called “a disorienting, masterful, shape-shifting novel about multiracial identity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

This device continuously rotates cells to mimic the disorienting effects of zero gravity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

“I can’t tell you how disorienting this was,” Francis said.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt