unease

Example Sentences

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There was a vague feeling of unease about all of this - but it was difficult for ordinary people living nearby to prove there was anything amiss.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Noir fans will recognize the title as belonging to a short story by William Irish, the pen name of that master of unease, Cornell Woolrich.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Still, the movie’s puzzle-palace look and its boldly consistent color scheme—I’m not sure yellow has ever been so scary—conjure up a deep-in-the-bones unease that much more experienced directors rarely manage to create.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Distributed by American production company A24 -- behind multiple horror hits, including 2019's "Midsommar" -- "Backrooms" mines the unease generated among users of image board 4chan by a strange photo someone posted in 2019.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

And she remembered her own feeling of unease as she and Pantalaimon had looked through the open door before leaving the city.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman