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

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

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

Then the monkey words would unsettle me; a curtain flapped loose inside my brain.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston