Sentence examples for may be upsetting from inspiring English sources

May I posit and hear me out that a different round of ammunition may be upsetting you?

But some users are able to reduce taxes as well as defer them, and that may be upsetting the I.R.S.

(Andy Borowitz has an amusing take on the intellectual property issue that may be upsetting the Republicans).

The fact that you can't turn off the new national alert system may be "upsetting and concerning to some people," says Andy Whitehouse, lecturer in political communications for the Programs in Strategic Communication at Columbia University's School of Professional Studies.

Paul Thompson, the new rector at the Royal College of Art, may be upsetting a few academics with his ideas for new income streams (more overseas students) and Masters degrees, but that is to be expected.

For example, a student might be forewarned that J. M. Coetzee's "Disgrace" details colonial violence, racism, and rape with a note on the class syllabus that would read something like "Trigger Warning: This book contains scenes of colonialism, racism, and rape, which may be upsetting to students who have experienced colonialism, racism, or rape".

Google acknowledged that some advertisers may be upset by the new policy.

Some people may be upset that retail sales failed to meet expectations during the holiday season.

AGES 3-6 -- Some viewers may be upset by the poaching and other mildly intense situations.

He may be upset about the handsome French engineer (Samuel Le Bihan) now living on his property.

They may be upset afterward but not aggrieved enough to follow through with a lengthy lawsuit.