Example Sentences

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Our society has once again become disturbingly preoccupied with sex and gender.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said that “such a threat disturbingly mirrors” the testimony of Jose Antonio Perez-Funez, a plaintiff in a 1980s class-action lawsuit challenging the tactics of immigration officers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

On the assumption that the newsletters will continue their winning ways, this means the sector relative-strength ranking later this year could be disturbingly similar to other bull-market endings.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

“They told multiple lies. And most disturbingly the direction to do it came from the top.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

But since becoming a scythe’s apprentice, the Thunderhead had gone disturbingly mute, as if it were nothing more than its data.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman