Sentence examples for unsettling figure from inspiring English sources

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Through it all, cotton-mouthed singer Stuart Staples cut a dolorous, unsettling figure.

Miller has been described by Politico as "a deeply unsettling figure, even to many in his own party," in part because of his writings in college and high school.

Why were people so often reluctant to confront him face to face, this unsettling figure who could attend a Board meeting in a grey suit in the afternoon, and then in the evening paint his face and cast spells over a thousand people?

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However chastely, Mr. Vaughn plays on that unsettling image, which shores up the false impression that because Hit-Girl is a powerful figure she's also an empowering one.

It might well be unsettling senior Labour figures, but that is not a bad thing.

With disappointing US consumer confidence figures unsettling investors, the Brussels meeting over a bailout for Cyprus and the uncertainty in the Italian parliament also brought eurozone concerns back to the fore.

The effects are extraordinary, and a touch unsettling, as the figures in the clip seem to fly through space and time leaving parts of their body inches and seconds behind them.

In recent years, there have been some unsettling episodes in the figure skating world.

Judith Forst refuses to overplay the witch and produces a figure of unsettling malevolence and weird vocal bravado: she was rewarded by an outburst of heartfelt applause when she was tumbled into the gingerbread oven.

Mr. Byrne uses the often mysterious and unsettling actions of his figures to give his paintings a psychological thrust.

The diarists share the fault of all historical figures: an unsettling ignorance of the future course of history.

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