How to Use instability in a Sentence

instability

noun
  • Investors are worried about the current instability of the stock market.
  • The patient has a history of emotional instability.
  • Keep in Mind The pods can move in their slots, which creates instability for some plant types.
    Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • And that is causing more instability in the jet streams.
    Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • According to the source, the new goal is for any gross motor instability to be cause for removal from the field.
    Nadia Kounang, CNN, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Hitting coach instability has been a staple of the Chicago Cubs big-league staff over the last decade.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Phil Diehl was recognized for his reporting on the instability of the bluffs in Del Mar and the threat to the railroad tracks that pass nearby.
    U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Amid this stew of instability, Haiti faces a new challenge: Guy Phillippe.
    Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024
  • This instability has put the bridge’s proponents in the position of having to plead their case over and over again.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Decades of conflict and instability have left millions of Afghans on the brink of hunger and starvation.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Symptoms may include pain, swelling, or a feeling of instability or that the joint is locked.
    Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The trick is to place a dense fluid on top of a lighter one to create a classic instability because the heavier liquid will push through the lighter one.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 May 2023
  • The pace of events has stunned Arab capitals and raised fears of a new wave of regional instability.
    Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Timour Azhari, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The Prince estate has been plagued by instability since the singer died in 2016 without leaving behind a will.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 July 2024
  • In the view of Vance, a father of three, children are the antidote to mental instability.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The cause of the Northern Lights begin 94 million miles away with instabilities in the sun’s magnetic field.
    Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 2 June 2023
  • Pakistan and India have long fought over the area, which has been wrought with violence and instability for decades.
    Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Niger was seen as the Sahel’s final bulwark against chaos and instability, the last regime standing.
    Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The plane's instability caused the left wing to strike a light pole beyond the runway, resulting in significant damage to the wing.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Sometimes there’s a slur to her speech and a droop to her lip that suggest infirmity and instability.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Still, there is just enough instability to keep a slight risk of isolated showers popping up at any time during the day.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • The plane's instability caused the left wing to strike a light pole beyond the runway, resulting in significant damage to the wing.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Now, we have been concerned about the risks of instability for -- for many, many months between Israelis and Palestinians.
    CBS News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The pace of events has stunned Arab capitals and raised fears of regional instability.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • That could spell more instability down the road and raises the question of what happens in the next presidential election.
    Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 8 July 2024
  • The instability has been especially present in the front court.
    Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2022
  • In other words, for some, gig work has become shorthand for instability and low wages.
    Kellen Browning, New York Times, 27 May 2023
  • This young woman has shown clear signs of instability in the past (drinking, affairs, jealousy).
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Because of the instability of the slope and water that continues to seep out of the landslide, Caltrans officials on April 18 said clearing the road would require crews to remove the dirt from the top of the slide.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
  • For the better part of the past decade, really, USC’s athletic department had been a picture of instability at the top.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023

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