was unnerving
- past progressive of unnerve.
Example Sentences
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For assets that many investors treat as protection, the speed and scale of the wipeout in gold and silver on Friday was unnerving.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
Among the thousands of people who have made Northern Ireland their home who watched violent scenes unfold twice in the last year was Sree Kadalayil, who said it was "unnerving".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
I sat for a Bachardy portrait in 1983 — one of two he made that day is in the Huntington exhibition — and the experience was unnerving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
It was unnerving to receive a flood of notices; the Instagram video was viewed hundred, thousands, then millions of times.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2024
After years of living on opposite sides of the main trail in Thurmond, it was unnerving to suddenly be presented with all his little details.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
