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Unrest is an English word with synonyms like agitation or ferment. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Unrest meaning

  1. A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
  2. Something that troubles or confuses; that which causes unrest.

Synonyms of Unrest

agitation ferment fermentation tempestuousness turbulence upheaval sturm und drang

Using Unrest

  • The main meaning on this page is: A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests. | Something that troubles or confuses; that which causes unrest.
  • Useful related words include: agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness.
  • In the example corpus, unrest often appears in combinations such as: unrest in, the unrest, unrest and.

Context around Unrest

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Unrest

  • In this selection, "unrest" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, civil, labor, political, began, across and today stand out and add context to how "unrest" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include afternoon the unrest appeared to and amount of unrest. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unrest" sits close to words such as authorized, effectiveness and sentences, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unrest

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Angst became unrest and then unrest began to unravel. (9 words)

Civil unrest had persisted in the area for years amidst the backdrop of war and regional unrest. (17 words)

But if they are too heavy handed with the protesters, they know they risk spurring further unrest. (17 words)

It remains to be seen whether the two psychological social media attacks aimed to stir unrest in Morocco are linked, but what is clear is that the power behind the bots would benefit from increased tensions and potential unrest across North Africa. (42 words)

Business secretary Grant Shapps told the Commons on Monday that anti-strike legislation was a “common-sense” response to the wave of industrial unrest and would help make sure “life and limb” cover comes first during strikes in key sectors. (40 words)

But some analysts have noted that the Kremlin may worry that putting large crowds of Russians on the streets at such a turbulent time could lead to civil unrest, even with Russia’s strict wartime laws against protests. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Angst became unrest and then unrest began to unravel.

It remains to be seen whether the two psychological social media attacks aimed to stir unrest in Morocco are linked, but what is clear is that the power behind the bots would benefit from increased tensions and potential unrest across North Africa.

Civil unrest had persisted in the area for years amidst the backdrop of war and regional unrest.

The growing unrest has evolved into a broader call for Chinese-ruled Hong Kong to be granted greater autonomy by Beijing, which has accused foreign powers, particularly the United States and Britain, of fomenting the unrest.

The idea that in a couple of years the country, the nation could be in turmoil, I feel that unrest today, and I didn’t feel that kind of unrest five years ago.

Industrialization and labor unrest Labor unrest in the industrial and mining sections of the Northeast and Midwest led to demands for a stronger military force within the states.

A brief backstory for context because many assume the unrest in Yemen started when the Houthis emerged from their northern enclave, as mainstream media likes to claim, and sacked Sanaa in late 2014.

Adding to the PAC's unrest are many reports saying that Colorado would like to return to the Big 12.

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Ahead of the video’s release, the country and city waited with bated breath, and the city braced for unrest.

Among other factors, Gov Newsom said the Christian Palestinian who immigrated from Jordan has failed to disclaim violence committed in his name, adding to the risk that he could incite political unrest.

And he cautioned that the threat of terrorism in the United States had increased due to unrest in the Middle East.

And it certainly does have merit as a primer for the class, ethnic and religious unrest that besets the troubled state.

And right now, the Yanks don’t want no local unrest to mess with their investment in energy.

And the reason it’s government policy is you have got a government that is trying to keep control of a population where there is a fair amount of unrest.

Business secretary Grant Shapps told the Commons on Monday that anti-strike legislation was a “common-sense” response to the wave of industrial unrest and would help make sure “life and limb” cover comes first during strikes in key sectors.

But if they are too heavy handed with the protesters, they know they risk spurring further unrest.

But some analysts have noted that the Kremlin may worry that putting large crowds of Russians on the streets at such a turbulent time could lead to civil unrest, even with Russia’s strict wartime laws against protests.

By Monday afternoon, the unrest appeared to be easing, and Peter Pam, 26, who was on holiday in central Paris with his girlfriend, said they had had “zero negative encounters” from the riots.

China says the law was needed to curb political unrest, but rights groups and Hong Kong opposition figures say an ensuing crackdown has all but ended the city's autonomy and political freedoms.

Civil unrest since the ouster of Boluarte's predecessor, Pedro Castillo, in early December has left 45 people dead and prompted the government to impose a state of emergency in violence-hit areas.

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Common combinations with unrest

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unrest" in a sentence?
An example: "Angst became unrest and then unrest began to unravel." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "unrest" from authentic English texts.
What does "unrest" mean?
Unrest means: A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
What are synonyms of "unrest"?
Common synonyms of "unrest" include: agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, turbulence, upheaval, sturm und drang.
How many example sentences with "unrest" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "unrest", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.