How to Use disturbance in a Sentence

disturbance

noun
  • Fish are able to detect even slight disturbances in the water.
  • Neighbors called the police to report a disturbance.
  • She doesn't want any more disturbances while she is studying.
  • He reacts badly to disturbance of his daily routine.
  • The violence that soldiers experience in war can lead to emotional disturbance in later years.
  • Disturbance of the river's sediment causes cloudy water.
  • They were arrested for creating a disturbance.
  • There is a disturbance in the force, and his name is Shohei Ohtani.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Police went to a home in the city about 3:30 p.m. for the disturbance call.
    — NBC News, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The source of the disturbance was just over a mile deep, experts say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The source of the disturbance was just over a mile deep, experts say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There’s a disturbance in the force, and George Lucas wants to help correct the problem.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The disturbance sits 345 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica.
    — Elisa Raffa, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
  • There was no disturbance, and no one but Fortson in the apartment, Crump said.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • There’s fear of the dark, safety concerns and noise disturbances.
    — Jess Reia, Fortune, 30 May 2023
  • Police said a 52-year-old man was creating a disturbance at the bar and was told to leave.
    — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The deputies found the back door kicked in and heard a disturbance inside the home after seeing two dead dogs outside.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Police believe the man causing a disturbance was the same man who had called to turn himself in.
    — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The car had no connection to the disturbance call, police said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • What's next: The storms appear to be behind us for now, says Reedy, with the weather disturbances forecast to head south in the next few days.
    — Christine Clarridge, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The group started causing a disturbance, and a fight broke out, police said.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The news release did not specify the nature of the disturbance.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Police gave all three men summons to appear in court for the noise disturbance.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The largest gas leak had caused a surface disturbance of well over 1 km (0.6 mile) in diameter, the armed forces said.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2022
  • No charges were filed for either party from the disturbance.
    — Cheryl Higley, cleveland, 6 May 2022
  • But, at midday comes a disturbance in this pastoral scene — the notes of a marching band warming up.
    — Freep.com, 10 June 2022
  • Name or no name, the disturbance could bring up to 5 inches of rain to parts of Mexico and up to 3 inches of rain to south Texas through the weekend.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Sunspots are magnetic disturbances on the sun’s surface that can be as big as Earth.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Some types of plants, such as those with long tap roots, are more sensitive to root disturbance and transplant shock.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2025
  • That might explain some of the high percentages of people reporting both sleep disturbances and anxiety and mood changes in the research.
    — Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 14 Mar. 2025

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