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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The company, which now has a manufacturing supply chain stretching from Vietnam to Peru, is in a decent position to weather trade unrest.
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Peter Vanham, Fortune, 21 July 2025
Volcanic unrest and gas hazard areas Contributing: Jennifer Borresen and Shawn J. Sullivan, USA TODAY.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 July 2025
Tensions in California have been escalating over U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies, with protests and unrest erupting in Los Angeles last month following deportation raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents throughout the city.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
The numbers change with world events, slowing during the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, and surging recently because of unrest in places like Venezuela and Haiti.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
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Peter Vanham, Fortune, 21 July 2025
Volcanic unrest and gas hazard areas Contributing: Jennifer Borresen and Shawn J. Sullivan, USA TODAY.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 July 2025
Tensions in California have been escalating over U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies, with protests and unrest erupting in Los Angeles last month following deportation raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents throughout the city.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
The numbers change with world events, slowing during the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, and surging recently because of unrest in places like Venezuela and Haiti.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
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“Unrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrest. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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