unsteady

Example Sentences

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Inner-ear problems can also affect balance, and if someone is feeling dizzy or unsteady, they are likely to walk slower.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Yet they have to correct for a yearslong decline in employer response rates to BLS surveys—which does not negate the data overall, but certainly makes preliminary calculations a bit more unsteady and speculative.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

So why haven’t these headlines done more to calm an unsteady global oil market?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Watson had appeared unsteady in the aftermath of the collision, failing in an initial attempt to stand from a kneeling position.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

“Lizzie had asked,” says Jakob, his voice unsteady, “to whom she can confide the truth. What are we to tell our gran? After all, she’s Willa’s mother.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin