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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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Kenosha was rocked by civil unrest in 2020 after a police officer shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, seven times.
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Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
Hot One: Rustin star Aml Ameen is leading feature thriller Killing of a Nation about political unrest and crime in Haiti, per Andreas.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 July 2024
University officials scrambled to address months of unrest and negative public attention as students set up encampments and faced off against counterprotesters and law enforcement officers.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 11 July 2024
Amid the Democratic unrest, the Biden campaign has tried to reframe the election against Trump, taking aim above all at Project 2025 − a set of policy goals created by the right-wing Heritage Foundation for Trump to implement if he's elected to a second president.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
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Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
Hot One: Rustin star Aml Ameen is leading feature thriller Killing of a Nation about political unrest and crime in Haiti, per Andreas.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 July 2024
University officials scrambled to address months of unrest and negative public attention as students set up encampments and faced off against counterprotesters and law enforcement officers.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 11 July 2024
Amid the Democratic unrest, the Biden campaign has tried to reframe the election against Trump, taking aim above all at Project 2025 − a set of policy goals created by the right-wing Heritage Foundation for Trump to implement if he's elected to a second president.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
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“Unrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrest. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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