unsettling
adjective
un·set·tling
ˌən-ˈset-liŋ,
-ˈse-tᵊl-iŋ
: having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing
unsettling images of the war
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Examples of unsettling in a Sentence
unsettling new developments in the effort to bring peace and stability to that region
had the unsettling task of picking out a coffin and making the other funeral arrangements for his father
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Hovering over the play’s look back at this recent Russian past is the unsettling knowledge of the all-too-real present.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
The painting is one of Kahlo’s final self-portraits and an example of the unsettling intimacy that has attracted collectors to her paintings.
—Scott Reyburn, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
The painting is one of Kahlo’s final self-portraits and an example of the unsettling intimacy that has attracted collectors to her paintings.
—Scott Reyburn, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Unsettling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsettling. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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