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He seemed ill at ease when we spoke with him.
I'm usually ill at ease when addressing a large crowd of people.
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As Trump prepares for his second inauguration, the intelligence community is again likely to be ill at ease.
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Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Why is this beautiful woman so ill at ease on her way to church?
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Husband and wife then head to the former’s book launch, where Lidia again feels ill at ease.
—Hazlitt, 19 Dec. 2024
On the surface, Somebody Somewhere appears to be a fish-out-of-water show, a classic story about someone drifting through a new place, rootless and ill at ease.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Why is this beautiful woman so ill at ease on her way to church?
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Husband and wife then head to the former’s book launch, where Lidia again feels ill at ease.
—Hazlitt, 19 Dec. 2024
On the surface, Somebody Somewhere appears to be a fish-out-of-water show, a classic story about someone drifting through a new place, rootless and ill at ease.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ill at ease
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“Ill at ease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill%20at%20ease. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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