unease
a state of discomfort or restlessness in the body or mind:Anxiety may break through and make itself felt in physical symptoms, such as jitters or unease.These initiatives seem to have emerged from the growing unease at the uneven pattern of economic recovery.
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How to use unease in a sentence
He still felt uneasy thinking of all the years his girls drank the water without worry.
A Power Company’s Quiet Land-Buying Spree Could Shield It From Coal Ash Cleanup Costs | by Max Blau for Georgia Health News | November 24, 2020 | ProPublicaAt the same time, however, new prescriptions slid from a year earlier, a sign that many Americans remain uneasy about going to the doctor in the pandemic.
Perhaps the most uneasy moments I experienced came in Games 3, 5 and 6, when cool weather and the threat of rain meant the roof at Globe Life Field would be closed, meaning more than 11,000 people would be indoors to take in a ballgame.
In a moment that called for self-sacrifice, Justin Turner opted for a frustrating celebration | Barry Svrluga | October 28, 2020 | Washington PostDemocrats are privately uneasy with the Cunningham situation, even as they stick with their embattled candidate.
In N.C., voters call Cunningham’s infidelity reckless, shocking. They still vote for the Democrat. | Rachael Bade, Pam Kelley | October 21, 2020 | Washington PostWith limited hospital capacity, the Palestinian Authority, which administers the major West Bank cities and towns in an uneasy partnership with Israel’s military, has depended on extensive lockdowns to halt the spread of the virus.
As the pilots prepared for takeoff, Breman sensed their unease.
Ferguson, Mo., had returned to a state of wary unease but early morning looting is likely to inflame things.
We look with unease on the shadow of wisdom, but refuse to examine it—and our anxiety over all-important tests deepens.
“I think both of our constituencies feel a little bit of unease about this strange-bedfellows situation,” says Kiernan.
The Green Tea Party: Debbie Dooley Battles Big Energy | Michelle Cottle | September 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the breadth of the counterrevolution became clear, my unease turned to despair.
From the depths of his mind came a warning, a restless unease that took root and blossomed into turbulence.
We're Friends, Now | Henry HasseOnce gathered, a certain unease unaccountably fell over the party.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonUntil this moment, he had felt no unease, too keenly interested in the unfolding mystery of his companion.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonWhen, however, the fact of his unease seemed forced upon her notice, she felt suddenly angered.
Studies in love and in terror | Marie Belloc LowndesEveryone stood up, and he saw an awful look of doubt, of unease, cross the faces of the men and women about him.
Studies in love and in terror | Marie Belloc Lowndes
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