disquiet

Example Sentences

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They said, such is their "disquiet" at what has occurred, that they are "considering resigning from this case".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

But the story sustains its atmosphere of disquiet by refusing to give away its secrets until the final sentences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

One might dismiss these expressions of disquiet as mere “vibes,” but the raw figures bear them out.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

The last visit to Yasukuni by a serving prime minister in 2013, by the late Shinzo Abe -- Takaichi's mentor -- prompted fury from China and South Korea and disquiet from Washington.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

I pushed on, filled with mild disquiet, feeling like someone swimming too far from shore.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson