unsettles
- present tense form of unsettle (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The grand old man of Victorian letters was once a young romantic whose grief-soaked verse still dazzles and unsettles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
The sight of water in the parched desert unsettles your perceptions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
“It roils the markets,” he said, adding that it unsettles both investors and the legal framework surrounding the Fed.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
What unsettles me is how eagerly people rush to perform the worst versions of themselves when given permission.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
It unsettles me to see her so agitated, like the ground I’m standing on is no longer solid.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
