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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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Many here see her as the embodiment of an America undergoing a cultural shift that threatens the heritage and political sensibilities of an old frontier town disquieted by changing times and suspicious of alternative lifestyles.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The spectacle of Moscow flagrantly violating the UN Charter’s core principles, including respecting sovereignty and refraining from the use of force, has caused profound disquiet in New York and beyond.
—Richard Gowan, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2022
Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The Pew survey also found disquiet about DEI measures edging up.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Vessel’s lyrics seem disquieted by the attention, though.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Many here see her as the embodiment of an America undergoing a cultural shift that threatens the heritage and political sensibilities of an old frontier town disquieted by changing times and suspicious of alternative lifestyles.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Noun
This should not be a source of huge disquiet; not too long ago, Newcastle won a proper cup final rather than an echo of it.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The spectacle of Moscow flagrantly violating the UN Charter’s core principles, including respecting sovereignty and refraining from the use of force, has caused profound disquiet in New York and beyond.
—Richard Gowan, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2022
Adjective
The stakes in play will inevitably help convince the participating clubs to field their strongest teams this summer but the disquiet from players persists ahead of a summer that would ordinarily have been vacant for high-profile events.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The Pew survey also found disquiet about DEI measures edging up.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Disquiet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disquiet. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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disquiet
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: an uneasy feeling
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