unsettling

Example Sentences

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But worse than the price hikes is the unsettling feeling that consumers are being gaslit by tech giants paying lip service to the gaming community while delaying product releases or peddling AI-generated “slop.”

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Chang laughed when asked about the videos but admitted they were unsettling to view at first.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Pickering: The unsettling piece for the folks in the industry is that we may have high enough prices that they make a lot of money, but they could have a real demand problem.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

During a closed-door interview with a congressional panel, the Commerce secretary said he didn’t know how Epstein’s assistants knew he was in the area and found it unsettling, according to people familiar with the meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

She drew a tower with unsettling stonework and intersecting corridors and stairways crowding its insides, looming over a town drenched in fog.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill