Examples of unrest in a Sentence
The country has experienced years of civil unrest.
unrest gripped the city as the people nervously awaited the expected bombardment
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Geopolitical unrest: Will global conflicts reshape your supply chain?
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Guy Courtin, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Haiti has for several years been under a Level 4 Do Not Travel warning from the U.S. State Department, citing kidnappings, crime, civil unrest and limited healthcare.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
As historian Jacob Norris has shown, Palestinian Arabs viewed the concession as yet another example of British favoritism toward Zionists and a plundering of their country's resources, fueling nationalist anger and Palestinian unrest.
— Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Cartwright had been staying in the mill overnight with employees and armed reservists from the Cumberland militia, one of many military units dispatched to centers of unrest.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Guy Courtin, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Haiti has for several years been under a Level 4 Do Not Travel warning from the U.S. State Department, citing kidnappings, crime, civil unrest and limited healthcare.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
As historian Jacob Norris has shown, Palestinian Arabs viewed the concession as yet another example of British favoritism toward Zionists and a plundering of their country's resources, fueling nationalist anger and Palestinian unrest.
— Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Cartwright had been staying in the mill overnight with employees and armed reservists from the Cumberland militia, one of many military units dispatched to centers of unrest.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Unrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrest. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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