How to use "unnerving" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "unnerving" in popular movie and book plots

  • During the night Ann rejects Terry’s sexual advances but the two remain close to each other while stuck in this unnerving situation.  - Any Body...Any Way
  • Talbot, an elderly woman with heavy cataracts, speaks in a high-pitched voice, unnerving Tina.  - Séance Time
  • Meanwhile, back at the house Rose begins to hear strange noises and hallucinate unnerving things.  - The Midnight Game
  • Walking through the town, Tessa is watched by Mary Rose's men, unnerving her.  - The Witness (Queen of Swords)
  • When the boy starts calling her show and reciting eerie nursery rhymes, an unnerving game of cat-and-mouse begins.  - Rosewood Lane
  • Li Qing finds their relationship unnerving enough to stop contact, vowing never to meet Liu again.  - Be There or Be Square
  • The anonymous caller has an ominous tone and an unnerving message about something “real dead.  - Bones (Kellerman novel)
  • He seems to specialize in creating unnerving and unaccountable sounds in the night and proceeds up the stairs with a curious mincing gait.  - The Sandman (1991 film)
  • Craig makes telephone calls to the store, unnerving Jennifer.  - Intruder (1989 film)
  • With such an effective technique, Fong naturally gains an unnerving reputation throughout China.  - My Life's on the Line
  • When asked, Tat replies that this is their training, unnerving some, even Lau.  - Love on Delivery
  • The unease of Liell's men in the unnerving presence of the Gate allows Vanye to escape.  - Gate of Ivrel
  • In Bones, a wealthy teenager gets an unnerving message about something "real dead.  - Alex Delaware
  • She sits in the bar night after night, staring at and unnerving him.  - Phantom Lady (film)
  • They spend some time together alone, which John finds unnerving at first, since they are not chaperoned.  - Islandia (novel)
  • Despite unnerving most of the board, Vetinari fails to make headway, especially with its chairman, Reacher Gilt.  - Going Postal

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