unsettle
Example Sentences
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Gold soared past $4,700 a troy ounce for the first time as investors continued to scramble for safe-havens, though the dollar—traditionally a home for unsettled investors—fell.
In my mid-twenties, during my first week at a new remote job, I felt both giddy and strangely unmoored — delighted to have shed my commute, unsettled by the sudden absence of physical colleagues.
From Salon
McCaul said the rhetoric alone has unsettled partners and emphasized that Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, is already covered under NATO’s mutual defense framework.
From Salon
Federal agents had carried out an immigration sweep, unsettling shoppers and distressing business owners who were struggling from last year’s enforcement operations.
From Los Angeles Times
This sensitivity contributes to what scientists call the "Uncanny Valley," a phenomenon where robots appear unsettling rather than lifelike.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
