unsettling

Example Sentences

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Pickering: The unsettling piece for the folks in the industry is that we may have high enough prices that they make a lot of money, but they could have a real demand problem.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Political turmoil and the prospect of a leadership challenge risk unsettling investors and raising U.K. government borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

In a letter sent to government employees across Whitehall on Wednesday afternoon, Sir Keir told them he recognised "the events of the last recent weeks have felt unsettling".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

It started with a scary earthquake near Reno, then more unsettling shaking near Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Each time he had given those unsettling warnings, he had been airing out his own trauma, distancing himself from it by reducing it to a cautionary tale.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros