unsteady

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“I think it’s a really good question,” said George Schultze, founder and CEO of Schultze Asset Management, when asked about the threat that an increasingly unsteady bond market might pose to stocks.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

But the nuclear infrastructure is too battered and the regime too unsteady to sprint for the bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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

The morning of the disaster, unbeknown to those at the foot of the mountain, the large tip had been made unsteady by a build-up of water.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

“I can tell you how this one ends,” she said on an unsteady breath.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo