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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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
For their part, workers who can't seem to quiet their own disquiet can incorporate self-care practices into their daily personal and professional routines.
—Jeffrey Marcus, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
There was a general note of disquiet throughout the dressing room.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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
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
Noun
Lewi said the shows are tied together by themes of disquiet.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
For their part, workers who can't seem to quiet their own disquiet can incorporate self-care practices into their daily personal and professional routines.
—Jeffrey Marcus, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Corporate disquiet Tariff anxieties are also ricocheting through boardrooms as executives draw up a fresh batch of earnings reports to start releasing around mid-April.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
There was a general note of disquiet throughout the dressing room.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Disquiet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disquiet. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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disquiet
2 of 2 noun
: an uneasy feeling
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