Sentence Examples

1. The position of the candelabrum displeased me, and outreaching my hand with difficulty, rather than disturb my slumbering valet, I placed it so as to throw its rays more fully upon the book.
2. A few practiced their sparring under lantern light but did it quietly so as not to disturb the sleepers.
3. Not wanting to disturb him, I contented myself with putting my hands in my lap and preserving the stillness of the moment.
4. Our utmost united endeavors served only to disturb the coffer very slightly in its bed.
5. Careful not to disturb Carl, she crept out of the room.
6. Taking great care to not disturb Helga, or Hilda, Bergen shifted himself from beneath the blankets and pulled on his trousers.
7. But, knowing that the steamer was not to leave for Yokohama until the next morning, he did not disturb himself about the matter.
8. Nothing occurred during the night to disturb the slumberers, although occasional growls from panthers and chatterings of monkeys broke the silence the more formidable beasts made no cries or hostile demonstration against the occupants of the bungalow.
9. The inspector knew better than to disturb him during these critical moments of scientific scrutiny.
10. Metal rattled, leather joined in, making enough noise to raise Katherine Delp, rile the brothers Nikitin, and disturb the resting Riaz couple.