How to Use amiss in a Sentence

amiss

adjective

• Some of his assumptions are amiss.
• The doctor's examination showed that nothing was amiss.
• Even so, there is something amiss in the world of the second, the world of time.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 21 Mar. 2023
• At the time, the Crouches had no idea anything was amiss.
  — Cara Buckley Jason Andrew, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
• In the video, Sanders recounts all the signs that something was amiss in their room.
  — Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
• Something, though, is amiss, and the feeling is hard to shake.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 25 Apr. 2022
• After a couple of days, the victim felt the itch in the back of the throat, the first sign that something was amiss.
  — Brendan Borrell, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2021
• Early on in the shoot, Setele knew something was amiss.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2023
• Sarah finds the fake idol, and no one suspects anything is amiss.
  — Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2023
• Tongue changes are sometimes the first signs that something is amiss.
  — Amanda Gardner, Health, 21 Jan. 2024
• Something’s amiss here, though, right away, with the banter and the bon mots straining for wit.
  — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
• If something were amiss, no one would know until the boat failed to arrive on time.
  — Fabiano Maisonnave, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
• When Hill walked in a room or pulled away from competitors in the pool, no one saw anything amiss.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2021
• Sensing something was amiss, a few approached in a lifeboat.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023
• While running, Tsai knew something was amiss because the mileage on her GPS watch didn’t match up with the signposts on the course.
  — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
• Kiana Madeira is top notch as Deena, a Final Girl type who figures out something is amiss and has to try to stop it.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2021
• Aha, this is a pattern that suggests something is amiss.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
• A little bit of soul-searching wouldn't go amiss, either.
  — elle.com, 31 May 2023
• Minter and a right-hander quickly got loose in the Braves bullpen, the only clue to the Astros that something was amiss with Morton.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2021
• Don't go into gory detail, but don't pretend your child isn't aware that something's amiss in the world.
  — Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 26 Oct. 2023
• Increased levels of NfL are a sign that something is amiss in the nervous system.
  — Max G. Levy, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021
• The ship’s crew appeared to be aware that something was amiss but didn’t do enough to get the pilot’s attention, the report found.
  — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2022
• Talbot says that some texts from friends and family clued her in that something was amiss.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2022
• His father, Yarnell Sampson, said his son knew that something was amiss.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2022
• But a curveball fashion moment wouldn’t go amiss… Our bad!
  — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
• Thus, if one’s goal is solely about honor, something is amiss.
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
• In hindsight, there were other warning signs that something was amiss in Bryan’s world.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
• The Patriots’ offense, on the other hand, has looked amiss since training camp.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023
• Now we are left worrying: What else is amiss that could ambush us later?
  — Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2024
• Nothing amiss was found at the location, officials said.
  — TIME, 11 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024