Miller made a practical application of Scripture truth to the hearts of his hearers, reproving their sins and disturbing their self-satisfaction, and his plain and cutting words aroused their enmity.
The two kinsmen often met, and discussed together the matters that were disturbing Christendom.
The consciousness that one's conversation could be overheard by the occupants of adjacent boxes destroyed all sense of privacy, to say nothing of the disturbing influence of the warder in the alley-way.
There is upon it a deep but clean linear scar--the scar of an old incised wound--and this scar passes across the pattern of the ridges, intersecting the latter at certain places and disturbing their continuity at others.
With no disturbing emotions, no cross conflicting comparisons, drink in the tranquillity of the place, till thou thyself become as fixed and motionless as the marble effigies that kneel and weep around thee.
But his whole being was still quivering under the first acuteness of so disturbing an impression.
I should not dream ofdisturbing her; more especially as the sight of me would probably revive painful memories, and we must not risk her having a bad night--of course not.
Palford & Grimby's view of the matter continued to be marked by extreme distaste for the whole situation and its disturbing and irritating possibilities.
Yet when they had admitted this they were confronted by thedisturbing possibility--suggested by Palliser--that actual crime had been or might be committed.
The way in which he pulled himself together when he realized that any one was looking at him was, to her mind, the most disturbing feature of his fits of abstraction.
He hadn't time to do any more than leave a few lines for you, but he asked me to tell you that nothingdisturbing had occurred.
The experiment he was going to make demanded that the place should be cleared of any disturbing presence.
These incidents, however, had little disturbing influence on Sacher-Masoch's literary career, and he was gradually acquiring a European reputation by his novels and stories.
A far more seriously disturbing influence had already begun to be exerted on his life by a series of love-episodes.
Anything which recalled the fearful tragedy was necessarily painful anddisturbing to the peace of her unclouded happiness.
I am afraid I am disturbing you,' answered Greif, hesitating as though he had forgotten the tremendous energy he had put into his knocking.
She had her own opinions concerning his wife, and did not like her; nor was she quite free from a disturbing apprehension lest at some future time Greif might develop some of his mother's undesirable peculiarities.
It is then a disturbing factor, and its humorous aspect does not always appeal to one as it should.
The ring of hoofs on wet pavements was at once disturbing and inspiriting.
How could she realize what she did in disturbing the communion of another heart?
It would have been well for him had he been free from the disturbing consciousness of having offended God by borrowing the devices of the father of lies and bringing them into the sanctuary, to pollute the air of the house of God.
No doubt there were faint-hearted persons in the host of Israel who would bring hard accusations against Jonathan for disturbing the equilibrium between Israel and the Philistines.
Nevertheless, with the eagerness and adroitness of a thieving cat, he stole across the floor and picked up the paper from where it had fallen, without disturbing Augusta.
Augusta brought the baked fish, and he showed her how to slip it from the toaster, without disturbing the bacon which was cooked right into the fish.
But the change came, swift and disturbing as though it had never been expected.
These animals prowled about or slept serenely beneath the feet of pedestrians, who were careful to step over them or to turn out and go round without disturbing them.
I fear it, partner, and that's what's disturbing me a plenty.
We had regular bunks to sleep in, and could thrash around all we had a mind to without fear of disturbing anyone else.
Tom felt the need of slumber, and when he thought he could do so without disturbing anybody, he slipped quietly down the stairs.
Her attitude, however, indicated intentness of thought, though not disturbing thought.
Things said and done in moments of thoughtlessness or excitement, and not meant to hurt or offend, were constantly disturbing their peace.
A knowledge of the fact that he had been called in might give occasion for more disturbingthoughts than were already pressing upon her mind.
The disturbinginfluences of the outer sense-world, however one may try to exclude them, are nevertheless great.
In his former life he created disturbing forces, which were revealed to him on the journey retraced after death.
But through such experiences the soul gathers ever more strength enabling it also during waking hours to ward off the disturbing influences of the physical outer and inner world and thus to attain psycho-spiritual observation.
The longer one can do this, without admitting disturbing impressions, the more effective will be the whole process.
But this exaltation of his family excited the jealousy of all his neighbors, who made those very sons, whose fortunes he had so anxiously established, the means of imbittering his future life, and disturbing his government.
Bid them in," he replied, returning to the divan, almost glad of an interruption to what was disturbing in the uttermost.
It had been rather a disturbing audience and Akbar, ere he commenced it, had felt wearied beyond his usual measure.
My business is to snatch this child from your clutches, and to give you up to the city authorities for disturbing the public peace.
She was reading aloud, though in a low voice, as if fearful of disturbing the slumbers she was watching.
Mary had associated their names together, for the purpose of disturbing the self-possession of Margaret, and she certainly succeeded in her object.
The child still cried on, and in a manner so disturbing to the mother, that she found it almost impossible to keep from enforcing silence by a stern threat of instant punishment.
Floçon examined the body closely, but without disturbing it.
We found water, but had no food--for you never shoot on elephant spoor for fear of disturbing your game, or losing your men, who settle down like vultures to eat.
In dense bush, stalking is often unsatisfactory and mere chance-work, as it is very difficult to avoid making a noise in getting through it, and disturbing the game before seeing it.
If you continue to love him as you do now," fought its way through the maze of horrid, disturbing thoughts.
His thoughts, however, did not contemplate the Princess fair in a state of wretched insomnia, with himself as the disturbing element.
The old fellow is scraping his fiddle again," he grumbled, "and disturbing decent people in their night's rest.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "disturbing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
