unsettling
adjective
un·set·tling
ˌən-ˈset-liŋ,
-ˈse-tᵊl-iŋ
: having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing
unsettling images of the war
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Examples of unsettling in a Sentence
unsettling new developments in the effort to bring peace and stability to that region
had the unsettling task of picking out a coffin and making the other funeral arrangements for his father
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The great director Hiro Murai collaborated with Glover on one of the most unsettling half-hours of TV in the 2010s, an experience that unfolded without commercial breaks.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
The only person who sees what’s disturbing about her is her daughter, Eva, and very soon all will see what is unsettling about her, too.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
And Trump’s embrace of overseas autocrats is just one of the unsettling features of American civic life today that has a more prominent place in U.S. history than most observers would like to think.
—Beverly Gage, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2024
In the final scene, the runaway exhales deeply, a moment that offers an ambiguous ending — alluding both to her survival and the unsettling nature of Rodney’s fate.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
The only person who sees what’s disturbing about her is her daughter, Eva, and very soon all will see what is unsettling about her, too.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
And Trump’s embrace of overseas autocrats is just one of the unsettling features of American civic life today that has a more prominent place in U.S. history than most observers would like to think.
—Beverly Gage, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2024
In the final scene, the runaway exhales deeply, a moment that offers an ambiguous ending — alluding both to her survival and the unsettling nature of Rodney’s fate.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Unsettling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsettling. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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