Examples of unrest in a Sentence
The country has experienced years of civil unrest.
unrest gripped the city as the people nervously awaited the expected bombardment
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Indonesia’s Constitutional Court ruled in 2021 that the government may block and throttle the country’s internet during times of social unrest.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
But local officials have suggested that many of his claims and social media posts appear to rely on images from 2020, when demonstrations and unrest gripped the city following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The unrest comes in the wake of Gen Z’s extraordinary and unprecedented take down of the Nepali government in September.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
In other footage of the unrest, two men were seen engaging in a fistfight outside the ICE facility before they were detained.
—Greg Norman , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
But local officials have suggested that many of his claims and social media posts appear to rely on images from 2020, when demonstrations and unrest gripped the city following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The unrest comes in the wake of Gen Z’s extraordinary and unprecedented take down of the Nepali government in September.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
In other footage of the unrest, two men were seen engaging in a fistfight outside the ICE facility before they were detained.
—Greg Norman , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unrest
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“Unrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrest. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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