How to Use disordered in a Sentence
disordered
adjective- The project was in a disordered state.
- The file was completely disordered.
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There are, of course, signs of disordered thinking, even in this email.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
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But by the time Howard hit her teens, her disordered eating habits were full-blown.
—Elizabeth Koh and Carol Marbin Miller, miamiherald, 24 May 2018
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All of these are networks of nodes, where the connections between nodes are disordered.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 June 2018
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These virtues are in constant battle against the entropy of our disordered nature.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2017
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Instead, a large box with hundreds of disordered pages showed up, along with a bill for $500.
—Harlan M. Krumholz, STAT, 27 Jan. 2020
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This could lead to serious health concerns or even a pattern of disordered eating over time.
—Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Encouraging them to eat more, or telling them to stop eating, can even lead to disordered eating.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
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Your children should not pay the price for your wife’s disordered and unstable behavior.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2017
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Like Lee, Chen has wrestled with her body image and disordered eating.
—Rosalie Chan, SELF, 13 Sep. 2017
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Of course, not every food routine is a sign of an eating disorder or disordered eating.
—Kimberly Truong, SELF, 29 Jan. 2019
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Those with a tendency toward disordered eating may be more likely to use devices to track.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2026
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That's the iron law of thermodynamics that states that closed systems go from ordered to disordered.
—Paul Sutter, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2017
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The disordered purpose of work has far-reaching consequences.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
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Is the best part of dying for a person with disordered eating the ability to have the second croissant?
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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Over the years, Kesha has been open about her struggles with disordered eating and mental illness.
—Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2019
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Their colleagues then pay a workslop tax, having to make sense of long, disordered, messy material.
—Jamil Zaki, CNBC, 12 May 2026
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The free-for-all results in a neighborhood with a more disordered, organic layout than elsewhere in town.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
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His disordered behavior will keep on harming the country for the duration of his tenure.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2017
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Lovato has been very open about her struggles with eating disorders and disordered eating habits.
—Cory Stieg, refinery29.com, 3 July 2019
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For anyone with a history of disordered eating, counting calories might be something to avoid.
—Abby Langer, SELF, 26 Dec. 2017
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My childhood had left me with social anxiety and a disordered relationship with food.
—Bee Wilson, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
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Until now, the government had been sending mixed messages, which had led to disordered behavior.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2020
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Having grown up in a disordered household, Jayne ran hers with a fastidious rigor.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2019
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Washington isn’t the only celebrity who has spoken out about disordered eating and the long road to recovery.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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Of course, tubelessness won’t fix the young girl’s disordered eating or their infrastructure issues at home.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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The pressure to be perfect can also contribute to disordered eating.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Turner said taking breaks from social media has improved her mental health and helped manage her disordered eating.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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And kids can develop disordered eating despite a parent's best effort to instill healthy eating habits.
—Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
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