Sentence examples for an unsteady note from inspiring English sources

The book chain Borders entered 2011 on an unsteady note, telling major publishers last week that it would delay payments owed to them, and stoking fears that it would not be able to recover from declining sales.

Jazz listeners might recognize the liberated awkwardness of Paul Bley in Mr. Iverson's style -- improvised notes pour out in an unsteady flow, creating friction against the groove and making you focus on the power of each interval.

Where each parent sees the line is an unsteady, unsettleable question.

So far, it's an unsteady operation.

But Mr. Rock is an unsteady foil.

I said, in an unsteady voice, "Yes.

Again and again, every day, like an unsteady automaton.

The machine beeped, and I spoke in an unsteady voice.

In the Hollywood Diner, Reinhart protested about an unsteady table.

The market in information is an unsteady one.

Let others fret about an understaffed bullpen, a wobbly third baseman or an unsteady rotation.