Destabilize is an English word with synonyms like stabilize or destabilise. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Destabilize in a sentence
Related words
Destabilize meaning
- To make something unstable.
- To become unstable.
Using Destabilize
- The main meaning on this page is: To make something unstable. | To become unstable.
- Useful related words include: stabilize, destabilise, change, alter.
- In the example corpus, destabilize often appears in combinations such as: destabilize the, to destabilize, could destabilize.
Context around Destabilize
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Destabilize
- In this selection, "destabilize" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, may, seriously, tragedies, neighboring, europe and communities stand out and add context to how "destabilize" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include attempts to destabilize europe and attempts to destabilize the situation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "destabilize" sits close to words such as anthropologists, archived and awakens, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with destabilize
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What’s happening in Gaza has the potential to destabilize world markets. (12 words)
The adverse impact on biodiversity may destabilize the ecological balance whose effects are quite intelligible. (15 words)
A power struggle in the capital, Khartoum, could destabilize neighboring Chad and impact the entire Sahel region. (17 words)
He even a law at the Israeli Knesset that opposed the establishment of a Palestinian State because it would pose “an existential danger to the State of Israel and its citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and destabilize the region”. (40 words)
But what you’ve seen to date is that we’ve been willing to go after the actions that Iran is taking to destabilize the region, and today’s actions against Hamas include connections to Iran. (36 words)
In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Mallam Ibrahim Dan-Musa, the Arewa Group expressed concern that the proposed changes could destabilize the CBN and weaken its ability to manage the country’s monetary policy effectively. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A power struggle in the capital, Khartoum, could destabilize neighboring Chad and impact the entire Sahel region.
A recent article in the American Intelligence Journal by John A. Gentry argues that this represents a “belated success” of the Soviet active measures campaigns designed to destabilize the U.S. from within.
But if he doesn’t know and you bring this to his attention, it has the potential to seriously destabilize their marriage.
But what you’ve seen to date is that we’ve been willing to go after the actions that Iran is taking to destabilize the region, and today’s actions against Hamas include connections to Iran.
The adverse impact on biodiversity may destabilize the ecological balance whose effects are quite intelligible.
The close proximity of the weak mid-level low / trough to the Big Island may destabilize the atmosphere there later today.
The move comes as the EU looks to inject impetus into its enlargement policy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Moscow’s attempts to destabilize Europe.
The Ottawa Police Service said Nichols’ death and similar tragedies destabilize communities and undermine trust in police across North America.
We maintain stability, despite the strangling sanctions by a number of Western countries and their regular attempts to destabilize the situation and draw Belarus into an armed conflict.
What’s happening in Gaza has the potential to destabilize world markets.
Abdelatty also warned against the risks of an expanded conflict that could destabilize the region and its security, according to a statement released by the Egyptian foreign ministry.
After all, we have a dark history of numerous youths being easily radicalized to destabilize our nationhood through diverse acts of militancy, terrorism, insurgency, thuggery and outright anarchy.
And Beijing is likely worried that any development that emboldens the mercurial regime in Pyongyang, like growing ties with Moscow, could destabilize its border along the Korean Peninsula.
And the voters know that the U.S.’s bombing of Yemen last week will further destabilize the region.
But what we are seeing is an intentional Cloward–Piven move to use immigrants to overwhelm Western countries in an effort to destabilize them.
He even a law at the Israeli Knesset that opposed the establishment of a Palestinian State because it would pose “an existential danger to the State of Israel and its citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and destabilize the region”.
He tends to destabilize the status quo and that increases risk and makes it harder to predict prices,” said De Haan.
However, Pakistan will not tolerate any efforts by terrorists, any group, or a nation to destabilize our country.
Hurst and colleagues looked into plasma density, trying to destabilize the plasma by puffing in more and more gas.
In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Mallam Ibrahim Dan-Musa, the Arewa Group expressed concern that the proposed changes could destabilize the CBN and weaken its ability to manage the country’s monetary policy effectively.
Common combinations with destabilize
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: