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Recent Examples of uneasy For many, having children is an uneasy question, with a NerdWallet survey finding 38% of millennials stating the costs of having a child are way too high. Manuel M. Grajeda Iii, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025 All that should have spelled relief to H-1B workers and their corporate sponsors, but Xiao Wang, chief executive of the immigration services firm Boundless Immigration, said the lack of detail left many unanswered questions – and his clients uneasy. Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025 If uneasy, history may provide equal insights with economics. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025 Yet Bad Bunny’s decision to host his shows in San Juan also had an uneasy layer of irony baked into it. Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uneasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneasy
Adjective
  • But farmers are worried that time is quickly running out to reach a deal in time to sell any of this year’s crop to their biggest customer.
    Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The worried mom immediately booked a flight from Virginia to Colorado, which was an agonizing trip.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For a time, their relationship is perfect, but soon Asle the sailor feels restless, drawn by the call of the sea, leaving Gerd alone with their child in the village.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The company’s movement language—restless, precise, elastic—has built a home for stories that were long told elsewhere, or not at all.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This is an uncomfortable reality, butting up against every idea of American exceptionalism.
    Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The woman described being shocked and feeling uncomfortable.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
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
  • Gannon was upset after Demercado dropped the football before crossing the goal line on what should have been a 72-yard touchdown that would have put Arizona up 28-6 early in the fourth quarter.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Those numbers might flip if Mizzou springs the home upset.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s six games without a goal now for their new striker, who still looks awkward in this side.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The onion on top is a little awkward to cut and to eat, so think of this as a knife-and-fork cornbread.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 5 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
Adjective
  • Now, Darvish will get to pitch in front of a stadium of screaming, hopeful, nervous Cubs fans.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • If presidents are stars on the stage of world history, vice presidents are nervous understudies hidden away behind the scenes.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Uneasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneasy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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