unsettle

Example Sentences

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The artworks are as likely to unsettle as they are to move.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Even better, he has used his beauty not to become a matinee idol but to unsettle and surprise us, portraying characters whose handsomeness is very much the point but not the whole story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked whether removing Cook could unsettle investors or even contribute to a recession.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

They used everything in their power to unsettle and ultimately shock the league leaders, earning a 2-2 draw that will have been celebrated far beyond Wearside.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Even bad news could unsettle the humors and cause illness.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy