unsettling
Example Sentences
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Pyongyang sent trash-filled balloons and broadcast unsettling noises across the border during the administration of Lee's hawkish predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Everything is unsettling and I am angry at how we are treated," says Anaïs, who is now 42 years old.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Miller has been racking up a series of unsettling on-camera appearances in which his attempts at defending himself instead reveal a deep well of dishonesty.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Spending down assets can be unsettling after a lifetime of saving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
His remark made Penelope think of Judge Quinzy, the unsettling friend of Lord Fredrick’s whom she had reason to believe was not a judge at all.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
