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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Katie Rife, EW.com, 31 May 2024
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The unsettling memory from more than 30 dusty years ago, tucked away for so long, jarred Scot Pollard as if he was being struck by a lightning bolt from the past.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 31 May 2024
Pollard faced the same health condition as his late father, who waited in San Diego for a heart that never arrived
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The unsettling memory from more than 30 dusty years ago, tucked away for so long, jarred Scot Pollard as if he was being struck by a lightning bolt from the past.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
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“Unsettling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsettling. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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