How to Use unsettled in a Sentence

unsettled

adjective
  • We have some unsettled business to attend to.
  • There’s still a lot of unsettled science about how to do it well.
    — Kyle Bibby, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2020
  • How much has this unsettled Jean?
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • There's an abrupt twist late in the play that will leave many unsettled and confused.
    — OregonLive.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Jackson looked unsettled in the first half.
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This cool and unsettled weather is likely to stick around much of the week.
    — oregonlive, 17 May 2021
  • Fields looked unsettled and out of sync for most of the afternoon.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Haunted or not, this house was creepy and left me feeling very unsettled.
    — Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Despite the unsettled weather, there will be many more dry hours than wet.
    — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, 27 May 2017
  • Cloudy skies linger to start the workweek as an unsettled pattern sticks around.
    — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023
  • One of the great debates of our time remains unsettled.
    — Emily Heil The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Its unsettled history lends the tree an air of a mystery not yet solved.
    — Robert Langellier, National Geographic, 24 June 2019
  • The less good news is that the risks are coming amid an unsettled global landscape.
    — Børge Brende, Time, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Remaining unsettled would be a complete swing and a miss, and a waste.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Nov. 2020
  • That will keep us unsettled not only on Monday but for the whole first half of the week.
    — Leigh Brock, Wbtv Meteorologist, charlotteobserver, 9 Oct. 2017
  • And being angry and unsettled—even outraged—should be a part of that.
    — The Economist, 4 Nov. 2017
  • But the scale of the change now underway has left many feeling unsettled.
    — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Here's what to know about this weekend's unsettled weather.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The offensive line still seems like the most unsettled group on the roster.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Key questions about the scope and shape of the trial remain unsettled.
    — New York Times, 7 Feb. 2021
  • And that’s in part, at least, at the feet of a big man rotation that remains unsettled for now.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Colder, more unsettled weather is on the way.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • That’s what’s going to give us this unsettled, showery weather in the next few days.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Expect an unsettled weather pattern for the next week or so.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • For the teams at the top, life is good, pretty much, although some things remain unsettled.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2020
  • The middle of the week brings warmer and more unsettled conditions.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026
  • These books and their words are the substance of an unsettled soul, and have paved its road outward, into the world.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The front will bring a period of unsettled weather back to the area late this weekend.
    — Dallas News, 24 June 2021
  • By Wednesday, the pattern turns a bit more unsettled.
    — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • The result was a hauntingly unsettled piece of art that many people hold very dear.
    — Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025

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