How to Use disorder in a Sentence

disorder

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  • The mayor is concerned that a rally could create public disorder.
  • Millions of people suffer from some form of personality disorder.
  • Scurvy One of the most well-known is scurvy, a disorder caused by a lack of vitamin C.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Pacemaker surgery is used to treat a wide range of heart rhythm disorders.
    — Jennifer Whitlock, Rn, Msn, Fn, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The government dropped the other charges in exchange for his guilty plea on the civil disorder charge.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Estimates vary on the prevalence of what is known as cannabis use disorder.
    — David Ovalle and Fenit Nirappil, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Though she’s been met with support, some in her network still don’t grasp the gravity of her disorder.
    — Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Essence, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Celine had also been scheduled to play there but had to call off her appearances due to the disorder.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
  • One of them, which treats a blood disorder called beta-thalassemia, costs $2.8 million.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 10 July 2023
  • Williams was born with Emanuel syndrome, a rare chromosome disorder that left her unable to speak or walk but still able to make sounds.
    — CBS News, 21 July 2023
  • Brooks then ran the tape through data- and text-mining software and pulled out more than 3,000 words that the participants used when talking about their life with the disorder.
    — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2023
  • How often and how long your child receives CBT depends on the severity of their disorder.
    — Marisa Cohen, Parents, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Otherwise, all five men face a felony count of civil disorder and the three misdemeanor charges.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2023
  • People with the disorder have been portrayed in movies and TV shows as sociopathic, dangerous and the punchline to many a joke.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • In recent years the vagus nerve has become an intriguing target for researchers looking to cure disorders of both the brain and the body.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 4 July 2023
  • They'll be trained on substance use disorders by the school district, which will hire a third-party vendor to design the curriculum.
    — The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Both Luis Lopez and his father, Jose, have struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder from the attack in the ensuing years.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Monahan also wrote that McConnell does not have a seizure disorder and did not have a stroke during the incidents.
    — Rachel Looker, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • But other jobs take a more case-by-case approach: A school bus driver can be any age over 18 but can’t have an uncontrolled seizure disorder, for instance.
    — Anna Chodos, STAT, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Among those frustrated by the standstill is David, a 50-year-old grappling with post-traumatic stress disorder.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • President Biden decided to define the problem as one of optics of disorder at the border.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
  • All these hyperbolic and chaotic doings are portrayed as just the way of the world, and the seeming disorder of Harry’s life comes off as the natural order of things.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Rutter and Yule are well regarded for being among the first in the field to focus deeply on children and for their groundbreaking work in autism and post-traumatic stress disorder.
    — Sarah Carr, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023
  • He was first diagnosed with the progressive disorder that affects the nervous system in 1993.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Substance use disorders are no joke, and being mindful of your consumption habits is vital.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But Perez, who grew up in the foster care system herself and struggles with mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder, has not seen much value in the classes.
    — Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The jury also convicted him of assault and civil disorder charges.
    — CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • After three tours of combat, the former Marine sergeant suffered post-traumatic stress disorder for decades.
    — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The blood disorder that mostly affects people of color is under-researched.
    — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The 40-year-old resident of Le Mars, Iowa, has bipolar and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
    — Cheryl Platzman Weinstock, CBS News, 10 July 2023

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