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

The left-handed Munsey started briskly with a flurry of fours to unsettle the Italy attack in the first six overs of the powerplay.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Doing the wrong thing or sending the wrong signal could unsettle markets, tighten financial conditions unnecessarily or allow inflation to reaccelerate.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

“This has the potential to unsettle a huge range of professional regulations more generally.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

They become unstable and have a tendency to unsettle the mood because they deviate from comfortable convention, seeking relationships with unfamiliar chords.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall