Example Sentences

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The attacks, said Peter Kreko, director of Political Capital, a Budapest research group, showed that Mr. Magyar had unnerved the government.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

In a letter to the school's head teacher Philip McCullagh, on 25 April, Ofsted inspector Sarah Murphy set out her concerns over how events had "unnerved and upset many in the school community".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2022

The former officer’s lawyer attempted to paint the witnesses as an unruly mob whose heckling had unnerved and distracted Chauvin to the point that he was unable to do his job.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2021

For days, the storm had unnerved a wide expanse of the coast as residents watched its projected path change considerably with each forecast.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2020

The journey over the bridge had unnerved me.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath