How to Use unsettle in a Sentence

unsettle

verb

• Such a sudden change will unsettle her.
• The closer Nella gets to Hazel, though, the more things at work start to unsettle her.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
• Colorado’s chase: The wild West is still unsettled with the Colorado Avalanche on a quest to grab one of the wild-card spots.
  — Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2018
• Putin has a long-track record of trying to wrongfoot and unsettle the West.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2023
• First — is there any truth to Nkunku’s feeling unsettled at the club?
  — Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
• The ringing in his ears from the 113.4 mph rocket must have unsettled Winn.
  — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
• The Musketeers emerged from the half with a 32-29 lead and a look in their eyes that would have unsettled Satan.
  — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, 7 Dec. 2019
• That unsettled him because he was used to the little cramped space.
  — Stuart Spielman and Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024
• In fact, there’s not much that could unsettle him or his approach.
  — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
• But by then, the damage caused by the Dodgers’ reluctance to unsettle him had been done.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2021
• In New York, 2022 began with a string of the type of random crimes that unsettle people most.
  — Arkansas Online, 4 Feb. 2022
• The crowd of media pressing in on the Moores unsettled the couple's horses.
  — William Thornton, AL.com, 12 Dec. 2017
• Even a brief stretch of snow somewhere near the skyway's highest point couldn't unsettle the NSX.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2020
• At the rim, a sheer drop-off unsettles the nerves while expansive views of the wild canyon assault the senses like a rogue tidal wave.
  — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 11 Sep. 2019
• In his first three years, he’s dealt with the covid-19 crisis, the bizarre and still unsettled NIL rollout and the portal shaping.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2023
• The group ended in one way, unsettled, but having hashed all this out.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 June 2023
• Humphries said that all the attention back on Trump is unsettling her this week.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
• But the movie may unsettle purists who feel that torch needs to be passed around to a more diverse crew of musicians.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2022
• Our feeling of gravity is unsettled since the three figures sink and rise in the swell.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 7 Dec. 2019
• Each day, there are reports of unsettling global events that reshape our view of the world.
  — Hannah Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• And if you're unsettled by the idea, the kit comes with an in-home security camera.
  — Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2017
• The prospect of a combined team had long been unsettling for the South Korean players.
  — Author: Hyonhee Shin, Christine Kim, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Jan. 2018
• Now, decades later, the sound of fireworks still unsettles her.
  — Jerry Wu, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
• The turmoil has unsettled U.S. allies and rivals across the globe.
  — chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
• Alessandra Cerreti set out to unsettle the Ndrangheta’s iron grip on much of southern Italy.
  — Jackson Holahan, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2018
• Will old styles of provocation still have the power to unsettle us?
  — Washington Post, 10 June 2021
• Mr Ramaphosa kept him on until the budget so as not to unsettle markets.
  — The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
• The tension is this: Black nerds unsettle the myth of a monolithic Blackness.
  — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021
• The Browns gave up three first-round picks to go all-in on a quarterback who flopped, and now everything is unsettled.
  — Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
• Even if Trump succeeded in replacing Powell when his term expires in 2026, the move could unsettle financial markets, causing bond yields to rise and mortgage rates to increase.
  — Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025