unsettle

Example Sentences

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The artworks are as likely to unsettle as they are to move.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

But the people popping by Woldenberg's booth were an indication of the way uncertainty over trade policy continues to unsettle many firms.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Even better, he has used his beauty not to become a matinee idol but to unsettle and surprise us, portraying characters whose handsomeness is very much the point but not the whole story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked whether removing Cook could unsettle investors or even contribute to a recession.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

He could always unsettle her face with a stem admonition or an old joke or pun in Korean.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee