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

“It’s perturbing and upsetting,” said Mark Bookbinder, a 68-year-old engineer who lives in Cincinnati.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Changes in the spin state can be observed by shining a laser through the material to see how many defects are "on" or "off" after perturbing them.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023

This is because the smoke has disrupted this dynamic growth pattern, as opposed to just perturbing a more stable system like an adult.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2023

But we have also been perturbing the climate in the opposite sense.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan