Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

This is the Christian tradition: questioning inherited norms, unsettling comfortable hierarchies, insisting that the ethical imagination can go further than traditional society allows.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

The writer-director’s 2022 feature debut, “Plan 75,” imagined an unsettling future in which the elderly are offered a subsidy by the government to be euthanized.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It could be an empty office block, a hallway or a corridor - unsettling between-zones.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

But worse than the price hikes is the unsettling feeling that consumers are being gaslit by tech giants paying lip service to the gaming community while delaying product releases or peddling AI-generated “slop.”

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

After that, Clare had spent many days searching the woods for his missing companion, calling his name, even venturing so close to the human road that he could feel the unsettling whoosh of cars.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman