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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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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.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Homesick and ill at ease outside Russia, many were easy targets.
—Gregory Feifer, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2015
Unfortunately, Brodie — this complex yet emotionally undercooked fellow, so good at his work and so ill at ease in his personal life — loses his way in DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK (Doubleday, 306 pp., $30).
—Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Armand Arton, president of Arton Capital, a global citizenship financial advisory services firm, tells Fortune wealthy Americans are increasingly ill at ease in their home country and looking to acquire the safety net of a second (or third) passport.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Homesick and ill at ease outside Russia, many were easy targets.
—Gregory Feifer, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2015
Unfortunately, Brodie — this complex yet emotionally undercooked fellow, so good at his work and so ill at ease in his personal life — loses his way in DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK (Doubleday, 306 pp., $30).
—Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Armand Arton, president of Arton Capital, a global citizenship financial advisory services firm, tells Fortune wealthy Americans are increasingly ill at ease in their home country and looking to acquire the safety net of a second (or third) passport.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Ill at ease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill%20at%20ease. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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