unsettle

Example Sentences

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Martinez wants his signs to unsettle viewers who are insulated from the city’s unrest.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 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

The jibes are unlikely to unsettle someone as thick-skinned as Stokes, and England will know the press can quickly turn on the home side if England get on top.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

He could always unsettle her face with a stem admonition or an old joke or pun in Korean.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee