How to Use unsettling in a Sentence

unsettling

adjective
  • The flip of this is unsettling for most.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • This was all unsettling in its own right.
    — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • Now that the fun (or unsettling) part is over, time to get to work.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The unsettling part is the speed.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • That’s what, to me, feels most unsettling.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The Shell saga is the most unsettling of the three episodes last week.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 3 June 2021
  • Still, things are unsettling here.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
  • As Knoepfler notes, some will find this unsettling.
    — Zubin Master, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But beneath this rush lies a more unsettling truth.
    — Amber Nigam, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The segment then took a strange and unsettling turn.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • And there’s a lot going on that is unsettling.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • More unsettling, though, was what could be seen stuck to the windshield.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • There were no other guests and, more unsettling, no overnight staff.
    — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024
  • This can be an unsettling time for players.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • But there could be a more unsettling reason.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Hear unsettling stories from the past and learn about the ghosts that still haunt the streets.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2021
  • So, what’s the deal with this unsettling, not-from-the-book ending?
    — Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 June 2025
  • As a mother, that is deeply unsettling.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The unsettling part is the injuries came after the night was done.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • All of this sounds unsettling—but is there any reason to panic?
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 20 May 2022
  • No one knew what to do about that, so class resumed despite the unsettling news.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2021
  • The most unsettling part of it all is the pitching staff, without doubt.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • Its raw meaning can be unsettling, even for those sitting in a pew.
    — Michael J Christensen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The unsettling echo of the book’s title struck me and many others.
    — Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Just as unsettling, guns are now the number one cause of death among children.
    — CBS News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • These black clouds reflect the unsettling truth that many jobs will never come back.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2021
  • And so that was for me, in the years following, a part of what was unsettling to me.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The mass grave is an unsettling sight to someone who was brought up in the worship of books.
    — Lance Morrow, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Wang is unfiltered about the unsettling facts about what drips from our home faucets.
    — Tanya Klich, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The novel is unsettling but thrilling, and a classic work that has stood the test of time.
    — Robert English, EW.com, 30 July 2025

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