Example Sentences

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Chang laughed when asked about the videos but admitted they were unsettling to view at first.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The elections in Argentina and the Netherlands were unsettling.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2023

By now, there were unsettling rumours about Borsano's finances.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

In 2016, the German minister for agriculture wanted to ban naming vegetable-based foods after their meaty counterparts, claiming terms such as “vegetarian schnitzel” were unsettling and misleading.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2020

No one mentioned such things; it was not a rule, but was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry