8 sentences with 'disturbing'
Example sentences and phrases with the word disturbing and other words derived from it.
• « And just as disturbing was the fact that, with each faint heartbeat, the nail was puncturing the aorta again, like a woodpecker pecking at a tree. »
• « This period of Catholic triumph saw Emperor Ferdinand II issue an Edict of Restitution in 1629 demanding the return of all Church lands confiscated since the Reformation - this was hugely disturbing, as at that time these lands had been in the hands of different states for over 80 years! »
• « By publicising his work, Galileo undermined the idea that the heavens were perfect, that the earth was central, and by extension, that ancient knowledge is reliable. Few things could have been more disturbing at the time. »
• « Artists broke with the idea that art should "represent" something noble and beautiful, and instead many indulged in wild experiments and deliberately created disturbing pieces intended to provoke their audiences. »
• « The main point of Expressionism was to show the inner life of the artist through abstract, often disturbing images. The guiding concept was not to represent things "as they are", but to reflect the disturbing realities of the artist's mind and spirit. »
• « The greatest Austrian expressionist was Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918), who created beautiful but disturbing and often highly erotic portraits, the most famous of which became one of the quintessential bedroom decorations of collegiate America - The Kiss. »
• « Deists admit that God created the universe, but not that he intervenes in human affairs. However, the idea of a God who is able to act, but refrains from doing so, is very disturbing. »
• « Particularly disturbing were the revelations, published shortly before the Nobel Prize ceremony, that the kgb's espionage activity was increasing and that the Soviet Union's defence budget, which had already helped to bankrupt the national economy, would rise further the following year. »