Unrest means: A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests. Related words include agitation. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Unrest in practice.
Unrest in a sentence
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Unrest meaning
- 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.
Synonyms of Unrest
Example sentences (20)
He was placed in charge of community policing two weeks after civil unrest triggered by the murder of George Floyd.
And he cautioned that the threat of terrorism in the United States had increased due to unrest in the Middle East.
Libya has been in a state of unrest since 2011 when a Nato-backed uprising toppled longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
The absolutist policy crippled the economy and triggered social unrest before it was abruptly abandoned in December.
Energy specialist Lungile Mashele said City Power’s decision was generally counterintuitive and could lead to unrest.
And it certainly does have merit as a primer for the class, ethnic and religious unrest that besets the troubled state.
In the ensuing months, Tazhimuratov was framed by the government as the main organizer of the unrest that rocked Nukus.
The developments came after panic and unrest spread in the region following protests in Diamer’s Chilas, Dawn reported.
The Kano state governor has been accused of fuelling the unrest due to his continuous attack on the judiciary.
High levels of youth unemployment have led to frustration among young people and potential for social unrest.
Ahead of the video’s release, the country and city waited with bated breath, and the city braced for unrest.
In 2021, clashes at the site led to unrest across Israel and preceded an 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Meanwhile, Owohunwa, says he’ll “severely deal” with mischief makers in the State over unrest arising from naira scarcity.
In that context, exploiting the unrest within the regional parties to its political advantage was a well-scripted strategy.
The experts were then asked about the potential causes of food system disruption that would lead to unrest.
The military took advantage of social unrest and insecurity caused by the activities of violent extremists.
Macron is determined to stand defiant in the face of unrest despite surviving a recent no-confidence vote.
Paris has seen two nights of unrest following the killing of a 17-year-old by police officers on 27 June.
She blamed a ‘competitive nature’ which women are ‘born’ with that causes unrest in female relationships.
Still, geopolitical unrest in the Middle East could help support WTI and Brent on pullbacks over the coming weeks and months.
Common combinations with unrest
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- unrest in 40×
- the unrest 38×
- unrest and 21×
- civil unrest 21×
- social unrest 17×
- of unrest 14×
- political unrest 9×
- to unrest 8×
- labor unrest 7×
- unrest that 7×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word unrest. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.