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Examples of disquiet in a Sentence
Verb
we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night
Noun
There is increasing public disquiet about the number of violent crimes in the city.
a period of disquiet before the results of the close election were confirmed
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Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
They were rightly disquieted by other trends that have marked the Indian economy in recent years, including high unemployment, wage stagnation, flattening levels of consumption, and widening inequality.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Also today, Wired reported on the disquiet within YouTube over the Google property’s decision not to take down a Hebrew rap song that backs the Israeli military action in Gaza with praise for bombing and shooting, and with references to Hamas fighters as rats.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024
Hanna Ziady, CNN, 2 July 2024
In short, his intervention symbolizes how disquiet over Israel-Gaza has shaken even the most ardent supporters of the BBC.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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Verb
One of Biden’s challenges is that some of the Black men who are paying close attention in Macon are deeply disquieted by the influx of migrants at the U.S.’s southern border and the amount of money that his administration has committed to stopping Russia’s war in Ukraine.
—Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
They were rightly disquieted by other trends that have marked the Indian economy in recent years, including high unemployment, wage stagnation, flattening levels of consumption, and widening inequality.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
Noun
The three Democratic lawmakers who met Jill at the Allentown airport, meanwhile, showed no signs of disquiet.
—Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Also today, Wired reported on the disquiet within YouTube over the Google property’s decision not to take down a Hebrew rap song that backs the Israeli military action in Gaza with praise for bombing and shooting, and with references to Hamas fighters as rats.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024
Adjective
Investors have long shared that disquiet about the long-term trajectory of the US government’s finances.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 2 July 2024
In short, his intervention symbolizes how disquiet over Israel-Gaza has shaken even the most ardent supporters of the BBC.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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“Disquiet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disquiet. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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disquiet
2 of 2 noun
: an uneasy feeling
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