ill at ease

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Recent Examples of ill at ease In addition to making people feel ill at ease and exacerbating respiratory illnesses, the wind, combined with dry conditions, has elevated the fire risk across Texas. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025 Kennedy gave a rather general and broad-based answer, and perhaps more problematically appeared ill at ease with the question. Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 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 See All Example Sentences for ill at ease
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill at ease
Adjective
  • But farmers are worried that time is quickly running out to reach a deal in time to sell any of this year’s crop to their biggest customer.
    Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The worried mom immediately booked a flight from Virginia to Colorado, which was an agonizing trip.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Dart wasn’t the only Giants rookie to have a substantial impact in the upset victory.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Nudge your kids to make decisions for themselves, even when other people are upset.
    Megan Sauer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Arizonan's are growing anxious as a deal for the federal government shutdown extends into its fourth day.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Amazon’s October Prime Day is days away, but for anxious shoppers who want to get a head start on saving, there are already plenty of deals to score.
    Shalwah Evans, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Now, Darvish will get to pitch in front of a stadium of screaming, hopeful, nervous Cubs fans.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • If presidents are stars on the stage of world history, vice presidents are nervous understudies hidden away behind the scenes.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • His talent for expressing a volatile vulnerability and grit saw him through performances as troubled tough guys in Where the Crawdads Sing and The Iron Claw.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Maigret must outwit some of Paris’s most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, when her mom asks if Paul and his kids can come on the birthday trip, the woman feels uneasy.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The loss of data arrived during an uneasy period for policymakers.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Ill at ease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill%20at%20ease. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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