Example Sentences

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The violence in the Puerto Vallarta area is unnerving America’s community of expat retirees in Mexico, a destination popular with the growing number of people retiring abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Ahead of a snap election in Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to scrap a tax on food, but a lack of clear funding is unnerving markets and voters.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

“That first step when you buy an EV is unnerving, to say the least.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

The cavalcade of chaos and instability is unnerving, even to the most seasoned practitioner of politics, news and civic life.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2023

Izzi and I exchange a glance at that—his sheer competence is unnerving.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir