Examples of disorient in a Sentence

Thick fog can disorient even an experienced hiker. troops disoriented by the sudden change in battle plans

Recent Examples on the Web Another room spins to disorient the guests while clowns jump around on the walls. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2022 Ukrainians have already utilized psy-ops elements: In the capital, residents have removed road signs to disorient Russian soldiers unfamiliar with Kyiv’s streets. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Ukraine’s road management agency has also urged citizens on Facebook to dismantle road signs and build barricades of burning tires to disorient the Russians. — Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2022 The car’s corner-to-corner, ambulance-like wail comes courtesy of two square-cut reduction gears in the motor assemblies, there to provide, um, aural feedback—loud enough to disorient overflying crows. — Dan Neil, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021 Eager to disorient his audience, Suzuki’s camera spins and tilts, then pauses on symmetrical frames that turn the uniformity of the nuns’ habits and expressions cultlike and sinister. — Elle Carroll, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021 Some overhead shots of the West Wing spin counterclockwise, an effect meant to disorient viewers. — Dan Reilly, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2021 In a display that seemed to stun and disorient Djokovic, Brooksby came out flying around the court, using his athleticism and quick hands to return shots that would normally draw errors and drawing Djokovic into rallies that clearly flustered him. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2021 The show’s ever-present wordplay and confusing rhyme schemes disorient the listener, wearing them down before forcing them to internalize every line by rote. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2021 See More

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