disrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause disorder or turmoil in.
was disrupting
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past progressiveof disrupt.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Digital photography was disrupting the industry, but the company’s then-chief dismissed it as “an intermezzo.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Investors were keen to discover if the war in the Middle East was disrupting supply chains, operational performance or end-demand but management made it clear that was not the case.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
And in a surreal scene, Sheehy joined Capitol Police to help forcibly eject a protester who was disrupting an Armed Services Committee hearing.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2026
One urged the platform to hurry up and fix the issue as they were at the gym, while another pleaded for a quick fix as the loss of music was disrupting their revision.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
He called and told me that interference was disrupting the program.
From Joy Ride by Mark Meadows
