disquietingly
- a word derived from disquiet.
- a word derived from disquieting.
Example Sentences
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He undergoes an astonishing transformation, one that inspires attraction, revulsion, pity and, most disquietingly, a spasm of recognition.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2021
Past and present eventually collide in “The Lost Daughter,” as Leda and Nina give in to their mutually magnetic pull, with disquietingly explosive results.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2021
It has not erupted since 1984 — a disquietingly long pause.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021
Now an encompassing suspicion of nearly every enduring institution afflicts a disquietingly large segment of the electorate.
From National Geographic • Jan. 20, 2021
They sounded disquietingly like signals of some sort; but after a while the knocking died away and was not heard again.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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