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disquieting

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verb

present participle of disquiet

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disquieting
Adjective
That nocturnal voyage along the narrow waterway was for me a strange and disquieting experience. Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025 Others were sent to Miami’s Krome Detention Center—another facility that has been the site of disquieting incidents. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
In fact, the energy is disquieting and distracting to you. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disquieting
Adjective
  • The private messages offer a disturbing glimpse into how Jones — who is looking to oust incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares this fall — describes his political adversaries in private conversations.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
  • There were masks and body suits made of female skin, along with human skulls for soup bowls and other disturbing oddities.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, when her mom asks if Paul and his kids can come on the birthday trip, the woman feels uneasy.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The loss of data arrived during an uneasy period for policymakers.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Browning has thrown eight interceptions in four starts, which was alarming enough for the Bengals to make a move.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But also alarming is that government officials don’t seem to take seriously the need to justify the reasons for their use of force, which should only be wielded to protect the rights of Americans.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Toxic masculinity, of both the younger and older varieties, are on unsettling display in Alejandro Castro Arias’ debut feature, which recently received its world premiere at the Oldenburg International Film Festival.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The news has prompted fears that the services will drive down prices, unsettling local tour operators in Kenya where the tourism sector accounts for 10% of the country’s GDP and employs more than a million people, many working in the safari tours space.
    Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Just as demented and tense, but drunk on the confidence of youth and the arrogance to believe that talent and charm is enough.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • California’s 'sanctuary' policies, which limit cooperation between local authorities and federal immigration agencies, further complicate enforcement efforts, creating a tense and often publicized standoff between federal officers and local communities.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Several moves Paramount has made since Ellison’s team took over have proved distracting to CBS News.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The whole idea is to choose something that isn't too distracting.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That's what makes reports of Wikipedia's systemic bias especially troubling.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • For many 007 fans who commented online, the artwork situation may have been a troubling look to the future of James Bond, especially with a new film being readied and Denis Villeneuve in the director’s chair.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Arizonan's are growing anxious as a deal for the federal government shutdown extends into its fourth day.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Amazon’s October Prime Day is days away, but for anxious shoppers who want to get a head start on saving, there are already plenty of deals to score.
    Shalwah Evans, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Disquieting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disquieting. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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