unsettle
verb (used with object)
to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb.
have been unsettling
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present perfect progressiveof unsettle.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“I’m a New Yorker, I like the action,” said Jackson, asked if his first eight months on the job have been unsettling due to conferences shuffling membership.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
“Recent developments in Russia have been unsettling to the Chinese leadership,” said Kurt Campbell, the White House China policy czar, told a Monday session at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
Sanchez, who has worked at the monastery for 20 years, said the past few months have been unsettling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
The past few days on Wall Street have been unsettling — if not downright ugly.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
Still, core bond funds’ struggles have been unsettling.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2018
