Example Sentences

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That people are so susceptible to what they read, watch and listen to online is perturbing enough as it is.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

The evidence for it abounds in our solar system: the weird orbits of a bunch of distant objects near Pluto hint that something massive is perturbing them.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2021

The Chelsea defender's back trouble is not a new development but it is perturbing if he cannot manage the condition as well as he has until now.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2010