unsettle
verb (used with object)
to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb.
had unsettled
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past perfectof unsettle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Of more interest are comments made by Morgan, the godfather of English white-ball cricket, who hinted at something that had "unsettled" the camp.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2023
Nonetheless, it’s understood many remain unpaid weeks after the sanctions announcement, despite a government decision to unfreeze accounts and “normalize” a situation that Keravnos conceded had unsettled the financial services sector.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
But the fallout from the series had unsettled her, and increasingly she retreated into her inner world.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
Social upheaval sparked by the civil rights movement had unsettled many Americans.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2020
Hearing Tad’s voice when he was coming down from the third floor had unsettled him, but when he got through the doorway and saw him in those clothes...Tad had changed clothes to meet with him.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
