unnerve
verb (used with object)
to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset.
were unnerving
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past progressiveof unnerve.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And though Bushnell is a practiced hostess, those first performances were unnerving.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
The deposition in October lasted an entire day, and the endless queries by a university attorney were unnerving, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2021
The partnership resulted in a series of acclaimed independent films that were as polished as they were unnerving, including Campos’ “Afterschool” and “Simon Killer,” Mond’s “James White” and Durkin’s “Martha Marcy May Marlene.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2020
She said the closed-in feeling, the smell of earth and rock, and the dark, were unnerving.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2014
Those gold eyes were unnerving, but seeing all three boys like that fueled Piper’s anger.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
