Example Sentences

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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

Yes, the attack and the extra security were unnerving, but “we’re not afraid,” she said, adding, “You can’t protect yourself from everything, and we have to go on living our lives.”

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2016

She said the closed-in feeling, the smell of earth and rock, and the dark, were unnerving.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2014

Most said the daily impact on their lives would be minimal, though the implications were unnerving.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2012

Those gold eyes were unnerving, but seeing all three boys like that fueled Piper’s anger.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan