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Six example sentences with disrupt, each labelled with its topic.
A brief power failure can disrupt a fermentation experiment so badly that the researchers restart the entire twelve day run.
Science
A ringing phone in the third row disrupted the quartet's slow movement, and the cellist waited pointedly for silence.
Music
A new concrete curb along the highway disrupts the salamanders' spring migration, splitting one population into two that rarely meet.
Environment
The full-court press disrupted the offense's rhythm, and the visitors turned the ball over eight times in a quarter.
Basketball
A rail strike disrupted the connection to the coast, and passengers spent the night on the station floor.
Travel
Even a brief notification disrupts concentration, and studies show it takes several minutes to regain full focus.
Psychology
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