unease

Example Sentences

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The unease and sense of limbo is palpable on Moerdijk's streets.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

That feeling can present in many ways — rumination, a knot in your throat or your chest, an unease in your stomach, the tensing of muscles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

But there are clouds on the horizon for cinema owners, said O'Leary, with unease over Paramount's attempt to swallow Warner Bros.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The viewer has reckoned with their unease by finding humor in an otherwise unfunny topic.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Two days later unease turned to fear when they discovered that something terrible had taken place during the night.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy