How to Use disrupt in a Sentence

disrupt

verb
  • The barking dogs disrupted my sleep.
  • The weather disrupted our travel plans.
  • Naia doesn’t want to disrupt how these brands run.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
  • If your trip was disrupted, the first move is speed.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The rhythm of the game is disrupted.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • All of these mistakes can disrupt blooms.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
  • Heatwaves, cold snaps and heavy rain do more than disrupt your day.
    — Dr. Megan Still, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Very few in-flight issues have cropped up that could disrupt their peace of mind.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Their lives were not disrupted.
    — Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Here’s what to do if your flight is disrupted by the blizzard.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Plus, what to do if your travel plans are disrupted.
    — Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Covid-19 is still finding ways to disrupt some of those plans.
    — Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 16 June 2022
  • Plus, hitters can call time to disrupt the pitcher.
    — Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The aliens need something weighty to disrupt with their gelatinous selves.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2022
  • Investors don’t want to wait around to find out who is disrupted and who isn’t.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
  • For these patients, joint pain can disrupt work, school and daily life.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Rather, the vaccine guards against the disease, which is known to disrupt brain health.
    — Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Stick with green and white florals that read as neutrals and don't disrupt the blue and white theme.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But another team could try to disrupt that with an offer sheet.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Learning how and where the plant grows is useful when needing to disrupt it.
    — oregonlive, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Those pulses can deter or disrupt seizures.
    — Marina Kopf, NBC news, 27 May 2026
  • That means two down days per week for the whole squad, thus three days are disrupted by a single game.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • When the balance is disrupted, these same systems can get all out of whack.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 1 May 2024
  • That all gets disrupted and confronted in the course of the show.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
  • But there are fears shortage of the new naira notes could disrupt the elections itself.
    — Stephanie Busari, CNN, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Spiegel says an extra stretchy mesentery could disrupt the structure of the gut.
    — Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Avoid spicy, crunchy, chewy, or sticky foods, as well as hot drinks and straws, which can disrupt your mouth's healing.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Green tea, for example, is high in caffeine and may disrupt sleep.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The spokesperson added that the strike is designed to disrupt the lives of patients.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Newborns have a startle reflex that can disrupt their sleep (and yours).
    — Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023

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