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disquieted

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verb

past tense of disquiet

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disquieted
Adjective
When Dodge promoted her talk on Instagram earlier this month, the post attracted nearly 1,300 comments, many of which were written by disquieted Dodge students and alumni. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
As a consequence, the president has given fresh impetus to a story that has disquieted even parts of his base. Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025 An increasing number of aid professionals and host-country citizens are disquieted by the ongoing expectation of foreign aid. Armin Sethna, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disquieted
Adjective
  • White’s Jimmy Hurdstrom is a good-hearted yet rough-around-the-edges ranch hand who evolved from a troubled criminal into a resilient, proud cowboy.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The second follows Hadley Baxter, a troubled actress who has signed on to star in a biopic of Graves after her journal from the grand flight is found.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But for anyone disturbed by the way To Catch a Predator executes its faux-law enforcement busts, the movie risks becoming viscerally unpleasant.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • So grotesque that even the DP and the focus puller were disturbed.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • An upset win would not have redefined Miami as anything but a team taking necessary steps up from the foot of a mountain.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • First elected in 2020 in an upset race, Raman is running close to Bass in the Mayoral polls, and has seen an uptick as the campaign has kicked into post-summer high-gear.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Americans appear increasingly alarmed by the technology,with 7 in 10 polled in March opposing local construction of data centers that power AI technology, according to a Gallup survey.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Nonetheless, the testing has shown continued drop in US scores over the last decade, that have alarmed many educationalists.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Teams — worried about how a politically defiant Black quarterback on the roster would impact their bottom lines — over the next several seasons signed dozens of inferior quarterbacks to round out their depth charts.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Los Angeles’ identity and workers’ livelihoods are at stake, say worried residents who fear that Paramount will leave the state.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • To spend two and a half minutes studying that goal so forensically, and then seemingly lose sight of how Fernandez, from an offside position, distracted Martinez and goalkeeper Senne Lammens, is the worst of both worlds.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The pain distracted Garrett while facing a 49ers lineup that included three-time All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • That feels very much in tune with the anxious characters Eisenberg has played over the course of his acting career, but this whole directing thing is working out nicely for him, too.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Nelson remembers hushing her foster children back to sleep that night and calling 911, anxious for an end to those sleepless nights.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • She was treated with such indifference by the Bordens that, with the exception of Abby, no one bothered to learn her name, calling her by the name of their last servant, Maggie, instead.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • What’s bothered me, though, is how its backers have anchored their messaging around a lot of misleading generalizations about the state of college sports.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Disquieted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disquieted. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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