How To Use Unsteady In A Sentence

Yet the video footage shows a man slightly unsteady on his feet. Times, Sunday Times
Witnesses said he appeared unsteady on his feet. The Sun
I managed to wiggle underneath them all, dislodging those on the very top by unbalancing the unsteady column.
As Charles lets what feels like half of Glasgow into the dressing room, an unsteady young fan falls at Turner's feet.
His speech is a mumble, his face immobile, his gait unsteady.

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With his support and encouragement I took my first somewhat unsteady steps towards the production of a unit in financial accounting.
Nestling next to the ladies of the night were several mustached, glazed-eyed Afghan men who occasionally took unsteady steps onto a makeshift dance floor to bust some surprisingly graceful traditional moves. The Longest War
his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine
Stagger and stumble suggest unsteady or uncontrolledmovement.
With his support and encouragement I took my first somewhat unsteady steps towards the production of a unit in financial accounting.
When one feels unsteady or when it might make a shorter partner feel ill at ease. Times, Sunday Times
With enough blood collected a young warrior caked the wound with fresh dung and the animal was released to totter away on unsteady legs but otherwise unharmed.
A surveillance camera captured the Orange Line drama, which began when an unidentified man described as "unsteady on his feet" fell off the southbound platform as a train approached around 3:20 p.m., WCBV-TV and the Boston Globe report. Quick action, luck save man who fell onto Boston subway tracks
You can look a little unsteady on TV when you're agonising over problem gardens. Times, Sunday Times
I think you are m-making me inf-fernally sorry," said an unsteady little voice. The Fortieth Door
Most work on unsteady flow during locomotion in fluids has focused on flapping propulsors, and verifications of the theory have necessarily focused on rigid robotic limbs under carefully controlled conditions.
Mom's high heels may look great but if they're wobbly and unsteady -- in other words, easy to trip over -- consider something more well-grounded .. Halloween costume tips: Keep them scary -- and safe
A dusty pile of sheet rock tumbled from one of the high, unsteady shelves and landed beside Barbara.
The delicate line drawings wavered in the unsteady light, but it was clear enough for him to be certain this wasn't the one he was looking for.
Robert took the other man's outstretched hand and stood on unsteady feet.
The damp, hard floor beneath her was moving; it was swaying from side to side in an unsteady rhythm.
We halted by some pasture bars in the shade of an old cider-apple tree, and I threw the bridle over a leaning post in the unsteady fence; and there the horse and I waited, and looked at each other reproachfully. The Landscape Chamber
Soon, he began to feel unsteady on his feet. Times, Sunday Times
Several weeks on the insomniac is unsteady on his feet, wracked by fevers, and drifting in an out of delirium as the body's vital organs begin to fail. 40 entries from September 2007
The boy sat beside me who named Asher always could pull out the critical block making the tower so unsteady for me, so I was the one who would topple the stack.
He was feeling dizzy, unsteady. Christianity Today
I was unsteady on my feet as I made my way towards the ragged red couch.
I am very unsteady on my feet in slippy weather, all be it I am only in my mid 50s, perhaps because I come from a flat area of the country and am not used to negotiating slopes in icy weather.
The social sciences occupied an unsteady position somewhere in between.
The unsteady flows in a agitator calculated numerically, and compared with the author ? ? s experimental data.
I felt the rope shake beneath my unsteady fingers and then I felt the burn as my hands slipped down the cord.
The women are slightly unsteady on their feet. Times, Sunday Times
Conan turned his gaze up the road to where the last of their party was crossing the broken causeway, via an unsteady ropeway floored with charred planking salvaged from the castle. Conan The Warlord
Jordan said: ‘It looked famished and was a bit unsteady on its feet.’
The job market in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area for the first three months of 2010 is described as unsteady, according to the updated Buffalo Business News - Local Buffalo News | Business First of Buffalo
His voice was thick, unsteady, as he struggled against the frantic gasps for air that came with bitter, cried tears.
Witnesses said he appeared unsteady on his feet. The Sun
Gemini: The mongan is unsteady and uncertain feelings prevail. The Canberra Times - Front Page
The sound of Jerry Davis' unsteady and eager voice brought her eyes up from the floor with a smile.
If your hand is unsteady, try applying the eyeliner in short strokes instead of drawing it all in one go. The Sun
The sight of a nurse was reassuring to nervous flyers, especially in the unsteady confines of unpressurised cabins.
The boy was very unsteady and had staggered around when he got up.
After little painful moments of gasping and dry retching, she rises up on unsteady legs, wiping spit from her mouth with the back of her hand.
A pair of lilac colored eyes swam dizzily in his unsteady vision.
- But her wax-doll face took the fancy of Boys at that period, as afterwards it was the rage with men, till her head, unsteady from the first discovery of her, got fairly turned with admiration, and she ended in a mad-house, that girl! New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
With an eye on 2008, Obama had cast his sauciest come-hither look at Reagan Democrats and Republicans of unsteady resolve. Deconstructing Obama
Ed was almost shaking and his voice was a little unsteady as he answered.
Unsteady airflow and flexible airfoils are the province of bat flight, and given the skittish nature of the average air traveler, those features are not likely to cross over to commercial aircraft.
Rob was standing now, looking slightly unsteady on his feet but otherwise unharmed.
The voice was muffled but grew louder as unsteady feet mounted the stairs. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
The lab tech leaned forward and secured the squishy bowel in his gloved, slightly unsteady hands. MINUTES TO BURN
A large telescope magnification also magnifies the influence of unsteady air.
Unsteady figures cannoned into us, apologizing at once with a fine florid courtesy and sweeping exaggerated bows as we moved towards the Grill.
Yet the video footage shows a man slightly unsteady on his feet. Times, Sunday Times
I know things are going to remain unsteady for a long time, wish as I may it weren’t. Dani California. «
If you go a bit off course or have an unsteady hand, simply use a concealer to erase any unsightly errors. The Sun
If you go a bit off course or have an unsteady hand, simply use a concealer to erase any unsightly errors. The Sun
He hoped the pile of rust standing on four unsteady landing stilts wasn't the ship he planned to hire.
The voice was muffled but grew louder as unsteady feet mounted the stairs. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
I had an early morning errand to run before work, and was a little unsteady from a sleepless night. Daily Tea: April 1st, 2010 | Tea Derivations
They have voted for her despite her unsteady singing voice and a stilted stage performance. Times, Sunday Times
Must it needs be, that a daughter of the same father and mother must be more silly, more unsteady, more ab-surd, more impertinent, than her brother? Sir Charles Grandison
They are learning what works, and what doesn't, when fliers must contend with unsteady airflows and with airfoils that continuously deform.
I feel horribly unsteady on my feet. The Sun
The face was wan, the legs a little unsteady. Times, Sunday Times
I flashed a sweet plastic smile and turned away, trying to walk on unsteady feet towards the door leading to the elevator banks.
The same mechanism of unsteady vorticity injection appears to control separation and turbulence production.
An unsteady hand raised to the offending body part, shaking fingers drawing up to pull the dart out of her flesh and the hood it had pierced through to reach her neck.
There is a deep satisfaction in protecting such families from the careless, patronizing charity of the thoughtless almsgiver, whose unsteady hand would give them a feast to-day and a famine to-morrow. Friendly Visiting among the Poor A Handbook for Charity Workers
Women are offered a reliable escort home if they look unsteady on their feet. Times, Sunday Times
One of the officers described the two men, one of whom was Ryan, as ‘extremely unsteady on foot and staggering around’.
They were unsteady on their feet and rather uncoordinated.
The grannies ranged from youthful 47 - year-old motorcycling redheads to unsteady 87 - year-old silver-haired ladies.
Soon, he began to feel unsteady on his feet. Times, Sunday Times
78I, for my own part, had much rather people should say of me that there neither is nor ever was such a man as Plutarch, than that they should say, Plutarch is an unsteady, fickle, froward, vindictive, and touchy fellow. Quotations
8833I, for my own part, had much rather people should say of me that there neither is nor ever was such a man as Plutarch, than that they should say, Plutarch is an unsteady, fickle, froward, vindictive, and touchy fellow. Quotations
Powerful unforeseen forces jeopardize the peaceful stability of mathic life and the established ennui of the Extramuros — a threat that only an unsteady alliance of saecular and avout can oppose — as, one by one, Erasmas and his colleagues, teachers, and friends are summoned forth from the safety of the concent in hopes of warding off global disaster. 2008 July | Fanatical Pupil
Symptoms in horses include an unsteady gait while people develop flu-like symptoms.
He looked a bit unsteady on his feet when he got on. The Sun
As he accompanied her back to her cruiser, he appeared to be unsteady on his feet and was leaning slightly to the left and had difficulty walking.
As a result of low heating value and unsteady component, ignition and combustion of Municipal Solid Waste(MSW) are difficult using conventional methods.
Loren's voice was a bit unsteady and groggy, and I fought the urge to roll my eyes.
With an unsteady hand, Ben reached down and picked the paper off the floor, uncrumpling it in his hands.
The face was wan, the legs a little unsteady. Times, Sunday Times
Six whiskies made him unsteady on his feet.
So far it seems that this means an unsteady consensus with little prospect of reform. Times, Sunday Times
There is a significant contrast here with the slow and unsteady emergence of both Biblical canons.
an unsteady voice
The mere simplicity of the film is appealing, and some of the awkward, unsteady dialogue seems to imitate the conversations that can be found in real life coffee shops.
Then she hastened from the room, but with very unsteady steps. The Filigree Ball
The day before admission he developed an unsteady gait with slight alterations in mood and behaviour.
QUOTATION: I, for my own part, had much rather people should say of me that there neither is nor ever was such a man as Plutarch, than that they should say, Plutarch is an unsteady, fickle, froward, vindictive, and touchy fellow. Quotations
Her voice was empty, thin, like an unsteady breeze blowing across a reed pipe.
A trembling like that of faintness which is fought off by an effort of will ran over her, and he watched the pale, unsteady quiver of her eyelids. The Wheel of Life
Although usually used for games, including card games with wagering, playing cards are also used for divination (so called cartomancy), illusions and tricks, and even for building unsteady houses of cards. THE HISTORY OF PLAYING CARDS
She ran her hands through her hair in a gesture of aggravation and stood, teetering on unsteady legs.
A few people may suffer intermittent symptoms or feel a little unsteady for a few days after the trip, especially after travelling by boat.
However, economic growth was unsteady and its prosperity distributed very unevenly.
With file team's quarterback so unsteady, opposing defenses have been able to take him out of the game by double-teaming him.
The time scale distortion is the main factor that affects the precision and reliability of the movable-bed models in case of unsteady flow.
His performance is still kind of unsteady on the stump. CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2004
With a firm hold on the bed post, Emma hoisted herself up onto her unsteady feet.
The water sloshed around me, matching the unsteady beat of my heart.
Slightly unsteady on her feet, she still managed a few cheerful dance steps with Oviedo. Times, Sunday Times
If many of them lived on the knife-edge of poverty, it was as much a result of their low wages and unsteady employment as any "thriftless" habits of alcoholism or gambling. NPR Topics: News
They have voted for her despite her unsteady singing voice and a stilted stage performance. Times, Sunday Times
He appeared drunk and unsteady and after a positive roadside breath test was taken to the police station.
She slammed the door, hot tears streamed down her cheeks as the hotel room echoed with the sound of her unsteady breathing.
Other craft are keelless -- they are canoes; bobbing, unsteady, likely to capsize in sudden emergency; prone to drift into muddy waters; liable to be swept anywhither by any current. Once Aboard the Lugger
His heartbeat/pulse was unsteady.
So it was a surprise to see him a little unsteady after a big night out in London. The Sun
Tom's singing voice was a little unsteady to begin with, but soon solidified into a soft, smooth tenor.
Hunger hurt her, and hurt her meagre breasts that should have been full for the seven feeble and mewing little ones, replicas of her save that their eyes were not yet open and that they were grotesquely unsteady on their soft, young legs. CHAPTER XX
She was a queen newcome to her throne and the crown was dangerously unsteady on her head. The Virgin's Lover
Derivational affixes include prefixes and suffixes like un - in ‘unsteady’ and able as in ‘knowable.’
The evening got off on an unsteady note as models Iman and Veronica Webb introduced the program as if they were kicking off a school assembly, reading their prepared text stiltedly and managing to mangle the names of a couple of the evening's choreographers. Shrimp Balls and Booty Calls: The ABT Gala: James Wolcott
Yet the video footage shows a man slightly unsteady on his feet. Times, Sunday Times
He stared at the wavering gloom in the cavern, with its quaint, angular splashes of glister, where heads of quartz and patches of mundic caught the light from the unsteady flame of the candle, and presently he was Drolls From Shadowland
His breathing is ragged and unsteady and he does not understand where he is or why he is in pain. Times, Sunday Times
He was getting clonus in his quads which made him more and more unsteady.
Here, a series of first-order partial differential equations are set up to quantify the steady- and unsteady-state flux corresponding to the cells in the free stream, the rolling cells, and the firmly adherent cells.
His breathing is ragged and unsteady and he does not understand where he is or why he is in pain. Times, Sunday Times
Looked unsteady and uncertain at times and did not do his World Cup chances much good. The Sun
A tall blonde in a skimpy outfit came sauntering over to him, unsteady and wobbling on her heels.
He was feeling dizzy, unsteady. Christianity Today
For excess of sentiment, like all other intemperance, is the mark of that unsober and unsteady beast -- the crowd. Old Calabria
The face was wan, the legs a little unsteady. Times, Sunday Times
Liz hands me a package of Kleenex from her purse, and I twist a few together, running them under the unsteady stream of ice cold water.
As you can imagine, gentle readers, it wasn't just me who wanted more, but the troubled former starlet refused to address our questions as she rained down gobbets of her own flesh with an increasingly unsteady hand.
Unsteady on his feet, Matt fell on his back, sliding along the shattered glass once more before coming to a halt.
When he halted he appeared unsteady on his feet and staggered away from his car.
My running slowed to an unsteady walk until I found a wooden bench to sit on.
Miss Josselin! "they shouted, and drank what their unsteady hands left unspilt. Lady Good-for-Nothing
The under-layer is a crisscross pattern, reminiscent of yarn pot holders, that the artist paints with an unsteady hand.
Without a will Chen Qiang's widow was only able to deal with Chen Qiang's shares in the company after the Grant of Letter of Administration unsteady of immediately had he made a will.
Lauer seems to have gotten used to the alpha slot since Katie's departure, but Vieira is a hard woman to keep in the second-banana position, and this morning there seemed to be a kind of unsteady equilibrium between them. You Can Take the Woman Out of “The View”… - Tuned In - TIME.com
Show-off teenage boys with their own skates sped about the rink, skidding and skiting between more unsteady punters.
Mom's high heels may look great but if they're wobbly and unsteady -- in other words, easy to trip over -- consider something more well-grounded.. Halloween costume tips: Keep them scary -- and safe
He looked a bit unsteady on his feet when he got on. The Sun
Some medicines for diabetes and heart conditions can also make you unsteady on your feet.
Her voice became noticeably weaker and more unsteady each time she spoke.
They were safe while they sat here, legs firmly crossed under the table, but they felt unsteady; they were afraid of navigating the long and slippery floor of the grillroom under the eyes of the other guests and the too-attentive waiters. Babbit
With some assumptions, the problem can be predigested to one - dimension unsteady state heat conduction.
He seemed unsteady on his feet and shaken by the sudden presence of two burly police commandos, who kept a sweaty grip around his body. Times, Sunday Times
They are learning what works, and what doesn't, when fliers must contend with unsteady airflows and with airfoils that continuously deform.
If you had to get up in the middle of the night you might be unsteady and fall.
I feel horribly unsteady on my feet. The Sun
In watching the film, you'll see several unsteady shots and many instances of bad framing.
When one feels unsteady or when it might make a shorter partner feel ill at ease. Times, Sunday Times
So it was a surprise to see him a little unsteady after a big night out in London. The Sun
Ellianne saw that his usually graceful movements were unsteady and shaking.
She'd broken the seal with unsteady fingers, but her fears were unrealized; the contents did not compromise her in any way. HERE BE DRAGONS
The voice was muffled but grew louder as unsteady feet mounted the stairs. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
Slightly unsteady on her feet, she still managed a few cheerful dance steps with Oviedo. Times, Sunday Times
As he went to the scaffold, he was so injured and unsteady that he fell from the ladder he was climbing towards the rope and broke his neck.
He was feeling dizzy, unsteady. Christianity Today
So far it seems that this means an unsteady consensus with little prospect of reform. Times, Sunday Times
The woman had also begun climbing but seemed unsteady on her feet.
Abruptly, the strange, unsteady flickers of light coalesced, solidifying as a small spark of flame grew within their depths.
She claimed William's wine glass and drank deeply, taking a deep and unsteady breath once she was finished.
He unstrapped himself from his command chair and moved on unsteady legs to the communications console.
Although the disease is always fatal, the onset and severity of symptoms, such as unsteady gait, swallowing difficulties and cognitive decline, can vary widely among patients. Decoding a New Disease Culprit
he walked with unsteady steps
If your hand is unsteady, try applying the eyeliner in short strokes instead of drawing it all in one go. The Sun
And yet, this is also a noise-pop band: Beneath the layers of instrumentation, the music is propped up on barbed wire, unsteady and ready to topple.
The law of observed water level change in piezometric tube is analyzed in this paper. Furthermore, the stability of soil core wall dam on the unsteady seepage is studied.
He watched as she scrambled to her feet, unsteady for a moment, and ran.
The voice was muffled but grew louder as unsteady feet mounted the stairs. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
He looked a little pale and unsteady, his hands shaking as he sat back down again.
It isn't the sum of a few more malentendus* that will soon shake up my quotidien, * but one starry-eyed survivor who, by her breath, will be a constant reminder to part from my tree-hugging ways, to venture out to the end of the limb and consider the view from the tip of an unsteady branch. French Word-A-Day:
She is pale, angry, a little unsteady on her feet. Times, Sunday Times
He was feeling dizzy, unsteady. Christianity Today
I'm a bit unsteady on my feet up here on the moral high ground. The Sun
The day before admission he developed an unsteady gait with slight alterations in mood and behaviour.
The torpids, being filled with the refuse of the rowing men -- generally awkward or very young oarsmen -- find some difficulty in the act of tossing -- no safe operation for an unsteady crew. Tom Brown at Oxford
He was unsteady, but he managed to hitch up his jeans and zip them.
An unsteady faith leads us back to the tombs, as it led Mary in her desire to anoint Jesus once more in death.
She stands up and toddles toward the door, unsteady on her feet.
The face was wan, the legs a little unsteady. Times, Sunday Times
Women with a stroke, Parkinsonism, or an unsteady gait are at increased risk.
Her voice was a bit unsteady and groggy, and I fought the urge to roll my eyes.
The officer asked the appellant to get out of the vehicle, and noticed he was unsteady on his feet after getting out.
Adding to his already battered pride, he tottered back into the bedroom on unsteady matchstick legs, attempting to regain maybe a little of his lost composure.
Looked unsteady and uncertain at times and did not do his World Cup chances much good. The Sun
Her voice felt unsteady, but she forced it to adhere to her usual monotone as she spoke again.
The rusty chandelier swayed above them in their cabin as the sea's waves shook the seemingly unsteady ship.
Each time the music began half a dozen unsteady men wandered through the restaurant asking the women to dance.
climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder
He poured the coffee with a very unsteady hand.
With his support and encouragement I took my first somewhat unsteady steps towards the production of a unit in financial accounting.
Unsteady on their feet, uncoordinated, befuddled and bewildered. The Sun
I sat up slowly, my arms shaking as I pushed myself out of bed on to my unsteady feet.
The world's largest offshore oil platform is still on an unsteady angle in the Gulf of Mexico.
My town, despite having been a centre for farmers and farming since just after Ethelred the Unready, has seen its show descend to an unsteady High Street parade of dodgy floats from offcumdens and the ghastly "carnival" run by the mafia and a Frank Warren wannabee (to judge by the number of fights). Show Sunday
People staggered before the abyss, unsteady, irresolute.
I'm a bit unsteady on my feet up here on the moral high ground. The Sun
They may walk with an unsteady gait with feet far apart, and they have difficulty with motions that require precise coordination, such as writing.
He was feeling dizzy, unsteady. Christianity Today
her unsteady walk
He seemed unsteady on his feet and shaken by the sudden presence of two burly police commandos, who kept a sweaty grip around his body. Times, Sunday Times

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