Examples of unrest in a Sentence
The country has experienced years of civil unrest.
unrest gripped the city as the people nervously awaited the expected bombardment
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Political tensions rise over resource allocation, with social unrest more frequent.
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Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Pro-Palestinian sentiments still run strong among the peoples of the region, and history has proven how civil unrest can quickly lead to instability even in nominally stable nations.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Whenever Iran suffers one of its periodic spasms of unrest, as happened at the end of 2022 following the death of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, in police custody, protesters criticize Iran’s overseas entanglements.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, in response to the ongoing strike Thursday, state prison officials canceled prisoner visits statewide, a law curtailing use of solitary confinement was suspended and there were signs of unrest at several facilities.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Pro-Palestinian sentiments still run strong among the peoples of the region, and history has proven how civil unrest can quickly lead to instability even in nominally stable nations.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Whenever Iran suffers one of its periodic spasms of unrest, as happened at the end of 2022 following the death of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, in police custody, protesters criticize Iran’s overseas entanglements.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, in response to the ongoing strike Thursday, state prison officials canceled prisoner visits statewide, a law curtailing use of solitary confinement was suspended and there were signs of unrest at several facilities.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Unrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrest. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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