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uncertainty

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[ UK /ʌnsˈɜːtənti/ ]
[ US /ənˈsɝtənti/ ]
NOUN
  1. the state of being unsure of something
  2. being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
    the uncertainty of the outcome
    the precariousness of his income

How To Use uncertainty In A Sentence

  • The preceding months of wrangling were the cause of a great deal of economic uncertainty.
  • His thoughts on life after forty have convinced him to accept uncertainty and nobody believes he is more than forty years old.
  • Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection. Brene Brown 
  • The openings came amid fresh political uncertainty in the country. Times, Sunday Times
  • By the time the higher elevations are reached, such strange notions as Einsteinian curved space-time and the quantum uncertainty principle, heavy meals indeed, seem not so difficult to digest.
  • One's feet were cold and the uncertainty of everything made one yawny but not sleepy.
  • Questions involving the environment are particularly prone to uncertainty.
  • For some, there was the agony of uncertainty about marital fidelity at home. A Channel of Peace
  • Combined with customers who would steer clear of Detroit brands because of uncertainty surrounding maintenance warranties, a messy bankruptcy could have have kicked off a vicious downward spiral that could have ended in liquidation and enormous job losses. Wonk Room » If We Had Let GM Go Bankrupt Last November, We Could Have Lost Another Million Jobs
  • Thoughts were directed towards home, but there was also uncertainty about what they might do in Canada and what the government would do for them.
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