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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The proposal being evaluated now would allow the president to mobilize troops and put them on Title 32 orders in a state experiencing unrest.
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Alex Horton and David Ovalle The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
Can Trump deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C.?
A sitting president does have the power to deploy military troops in times of civil unrest.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
Tens of thousands of National Guard troops in over half of U.S. states were activated by state governors to deal with the Black Lives Matter protests, but Trump also used his own powers to deal with the unrest.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 11 Aug. 2025
The Interior Ministry report explicitly suggested the recognition of a Palestinian state as a means of quelling Islamic unrest, according to a translation from the Center for Security Policy.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2025
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Alex Horton and David Ovalle The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
Can Trump deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C.?
A sitting president does have the power to deploy military troops in times of civil unrest.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
Tens of thousands of National Guard troops in over half of U.S. states were activated by state governors to deal with the Black Lives Matter protests, but Trump also used his own powers to deal with the unrest.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 11 Aug. 2025
The Interior Ministry report explicitly suggested the recognition of a Palestinian state as a means of quelling Islamic unrest, according to a translation from the Center for Security Policy.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Unrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrest. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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