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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While the city’s retail climate hasn’t fully rebounded from the pandemic and social unrest, smart tailors have adapted with made-to-measure and ready-to-wear.
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Eric Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Days of unrest in Nepal have resulted in the ousting of a deeply unpopular government and the deaths of at least 50 people.
—Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
In its way, this was a high occasion of state, an opportunity for the government to make a display of its brisk, sober ability to act, and to quell the unrest that this horrific and very public murder had aroused.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Nepal’s current bout of political unrest started in early September, when a group of young Nepalis, fed up with seeing politicians’ children posting about their designer handbags and luxury travel while most people struggle to make ends meet, organized a peaceful protest.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Eric Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Days of unrest in Nepal have resulted in the ousting of a deeply unpopular government and the deaths of at least 50 people.
—Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
In its way, this was a high occasion of state, an opportunity for the government to make a display of its brisk, sober ability to act, and to quell the unrest that this horrific and very public murder had aroused.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Nepal’s current bout of political unrest started in early September, when a group of young Nepalis, fed up with seeing politicians’ children posting about their designer handbags and luxury travel while most people struggle to make ends meet, organized a peaceful protest.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Unrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrest. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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