unsettling
adjective
un·set·tling
ˌən-ˈset-liŋ,
-ˈse-tᵊl-iŋ
: having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing
unsettling images of the war
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Examples of unsettling in a Sentence
unsettling new developments in the effort to bring peace and stability to that region
had the unsettling task of picking out a coffin and making the other funeral arrangements for his father
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The unsettling echo of the book’s title struck me and many others.
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Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
The case involving the Louisiana patient, however, was followed by an unsettling finding.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Ben Stiller directs six of those entries (notably, the first and final three) with an unsettling symmetry; balancing and unbalancing compositions in order to undercut the inherent comforts of routine and uniformity.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Amanda Seyfried discovers an unsettling family secret on the season 11 premiere of PBS' Finding Your Roots.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
The case involving the Louisiana patient, however, was followed by an unsettling finding.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Ben Stiller directs six of those entries (notably, the first and final three) with an unsettling symmetry; balancing and unbalancing compositions in order to undercut the inherent comforts of routine and uniformity.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Amanda Seyfried discovers an unsettling family secret on the season 11 premiere of PBS' Finding Your Roots.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for unsettling
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“Unsettling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsettling. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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