Example Sentences

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It was disconcerting to read that the article’s point person had started another Alzheimer’s advocacy organization and, as with the others, is receiving financial support from the manufacturers of the new drugs.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2023

But while his physical infirmity was disconcerting, what has stayed with me most was the sensitivity showed him by the superstar pianist Lang Lang, the soloist that evening.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023

There was disconcerting news before the start of the day as Geoffrey Bouchard and Vegard Stake Laengen became the first riders to leave the race after testing positive for the coronavirus.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2022

"I didn’t send my older daughter a Wordle in the morning. And that was disconcerting to her," Holt told the station.

From Fox News • Feb. 10, 2022

Everything looked familiar, which was disconcerting until I realized I had seen all this stuff before in different family portraits scattered throughout the whole county, the same props used over and over again.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly