ill at ease

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Recent Examples of ill at ease 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. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024 Deep fault lines emerged in a society ill at ease with itself and aggrieved with the West. 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. Ron Elving, NPR, 2 June 2024 Still, Griffith often felt ill at ease with her position within the music industry. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for ill at ease 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill at ease
Adjective
  • Many refugees in Europe are worried about their status after the fall of the al-Assad government.
    New York Times, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • By 1972, then President-Nixon’s people were worried about the prospect of segregationist former Alabama governor George Wallace drawing votes from Nixon as the potential nominee of the AIP, the right-wing American Independent Party.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • Playing shorthanded against one of the best defenses the Vols have faced all season did not help the visitors’ upset chances.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • New Mom Gives Birth, Only To Learn What Family Did With Baby By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter 10 A woman whose daughter was born via cesarean section has opened up about the one thing that left her upset following the birth.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Glumly marching to the stage, Wallen appears to tune out the anxious producer’s notes about looking at the camera and remembering to smile.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In contrast, those with anxious attachment styles may become overly focused on caregiving as a way to gain approval or security in the relationship.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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  • The man who appears in her cozy home is reserved and nervous (he’s played by H. Jon Benjamin, offering the rare and welcome dramatic turn for the comedian and voice actor).
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
  • There was a nervous wait before David broke the news that Ten Hag was being kept on and then Laurie and Adam launched their big read with some remarkable details of the talks the club had held with other managers before deciding to stick with Ten Hag.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • Country singer Elle King is opening up about her troubled relationship with father, Rob Schneider.
    Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The previous year Atlanta’s troubled son Young Thug was shut behind bars on RICO charges, bringing his output to a halt.
    Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • But the series also revealed an uneasy disconnect between the British public and the media.
    Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Sinner and Alcaraz have had some superb matches – the China Open was one ATP tour final for the ages – but there's an uneasy chasm to jump between the end of the Big Four Era and the wave of Next Gen talent.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

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“Ill at ease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill%20at%20ease. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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