amiss
Example Sentences
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As for your husband’s IRAs, something is amiss.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Independent experts will be asked to look at what went amiss with LAUSD’s AI effort and helped plan next steps in the ongoing but stalled strategy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
"A hug never goes amiss either. A decent cwtch once in a while helps a treat."
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
There they realise something is amiss and are soon swept up into a wildly unpredictable adventure.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
I gasped and ran to her, lifting her sunglasses off, cupping her face in my hands, studying it for bruises, for anything that might seem amiss.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
Vocabulary lists containing amiss
Things Fall Apart
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