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Recent Examples of unsettle Some in attendance were unsettled after Lazarus acknowledged that MSNBC may have to consider changing its name and familiar rainbow-peacock logo under the spin-off. Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024 And that late November, autumn had given up its colors and the world outside had surrendered to unsettling gray tones. Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024 Likewise, burly fanfares are unsettled by hiccoughing trombones and curdling dissonances. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2024 But immigrant advocates say the threat alone is enough to unsettle people. Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsettle 
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Verb
  • Warmer waters as a result of climate change and krill harvesting could be disturbing traditional humpback feeding grounds, forcing whales to go farther and farther to find food.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • One was arrested on suspicion of battery on a police officer and disturbing the public’s business, LAPD Sgt.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Be clear about your priorities and don’t let unnecessary features distract you.
    Rhett Power, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Go down the middle road, and split up to distract the team, and learn the shortcuts to run around the map as fast as possible.
    Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Sadly, the mainstream media hasn’t bothered to ask me any questions about it.
    Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • If your symptoms bother you, affect your quality of life, or interfere with your daily functioning, your healthcare provider can help.
    Jess Sims, Health, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Humming clouds of unidentified drones buzzing the night skies have been spotted over New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York over the past month and some residents are alarmed.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Also, not to alarm anyone, but there is a new trailer for the upcoming Elden Ring game.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Alito has been highly vocal that Congress cannot enact this type of oversight on the courts, and some Republicans who have sided with his viewpoint also worry about the separation of powers.
    Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The revival, certainly the most original of the five that have made it to Broadway, offers traditionalists much to worry on.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The exasperating drop-off in performance and results against sides they have been expected to overcome risked becoming a concerning, harmful trend.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • And while many scouts were concerned by Cooper’s score of 11 on the 50-question Wonderlic test, the Packers were drawn to his speed, athleticism and intensity.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In Old Overholt’s case, that love goes back to the mid-2010s, a few years into the rye revival, when rye whiskey specialist Bradford Lawrence successfully agitated for a return to quality for the brand.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The demonstrators agitated for the cancelation of the match because of Israel's conduct in the war in Gaza.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024

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“Unsettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsettle. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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