amiss

Example Sentences

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As for your husband’s IRAs, something is amiss.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

In the show, Palmer and Whitehall play Samira and Rob, new parents who move back to Rob’s hometown of Hinkley Hills, a beautiful suburb where Samira immediately suspects something is amiss.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

It previously declined to comment on the accounting issues, although it did release an independent audit that found nothing amiss.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

And is it all a case of sensible planning - or an indicator of something amiss with Britain's rail network?

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

He seemed not to have noticed anything amiss, but very casually he reached out his hand and covered Hannah’s worn fingers with his own.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare