: a disturbed, uneasy, or turbulent state : turmoil
The country has experienced years of civil/social/political unrest.
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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This predicament of ethnic unrest across uneasy borders applies to most other countries in the Mideast - all post-imperial entities - and beyond.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Ellen DeGeneres is weighing in on the ongoing civil unrest in Minneapolis.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
The country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said this past Saturday that thousands had been killed in the unrest.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has repeatedly blamed foreign enemies for unrest while backing the IRGC’s response.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Ellen DeGeneres is weighing in on the ongoing civil unrest in Minneapolis.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
The country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said this past Saturday that thousands had been killed in the unrest.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has repeatedly blamed foreign enemies for unrest while backing the IRGC’s response.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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 28 Jan. 2026.
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