unease

Example Sentences

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Other buy-side strategists interviewed expressed mild unease at the market’s recent pace yet also predicted more gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Against that background of wider public unease, the Treasury Select Committee of MPs will hear the concerns of graduates about the size of their debts, and the interest rates.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 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

Of course, hosting a garage sale where you offer to sell a friend’s clothes is not the same as digging into one another’s finances, but some of the same unease surfaces.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

A tendril of unease curled through her, but she swallowed and pushed it down.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland