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Examples of ill at ease in a Sentence
He seemed ill at ease when we spoke with him.
I'm usually ill at ease when addressing a large crowd of people.
Recent Examples on the Web
Only their oldest daughter, 13-year-old Isabella, seemed ill at ease with all the protestors and visitors, like me, who showed up in their wake.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
Deep fault lines emerged in a society ill at ease with itself and aggrieved with the West.
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Laura Secor, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
Former President Donald Trump stood in the lobby of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning looking somehow ill at ease in his own building.
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Ron Elving, NPR, 2 June 2024
Still, Griffith often felt ill at ease with her position within the music industry.
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of ill at ease was
in the 14th century
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Cite this Entry
“Ill at ease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill%20at%20ease. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
ill at ease
adjective
: feeling uncomfortable
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