Example Sentences

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But from the start, Ms. Hill said, there had been unsettling problems: a toilet that barely flushed, cabinets that did not close, an elevator that repeatedly broke down.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

He said the rush of police officers and reporters to the campus had been unsettling for many students.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2015

Peg's predictions had been unsettling, and our nerves had all been more or less strained during our sojourn under her roof.

From The Golden Road by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

The curate, who had opened to him the first door of hope and comfort, had in these weeks begun to see that the apparent fitfulness of his kindness had been unsettling.

From Beechcroft at Rockstone by Yonge, Charlotte Mary