unsteady

Example Sentences

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Bass, who was out of the country when the fire broke out, was unsteady in her early public appearances and, since then, has faced sharp criticism over the pace of the rebuilding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 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

So why haven’t these headlines done more to calm an unsteady global oil market?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Watson had appeared unsteady in the aftermath of the collision, failing in an initial attempt to stand from a kneeling position.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The dust, over the years, had eroded him; it had left his features gray, his thoughts gray; it had shrunk him and made his legs spindly and his gait unsteady.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick