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

She says one of the early clues that something was seriously amiss came when she took him to the US for specialist proton treatment.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 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

One morning in early summer, a renewing warmth in the air, Obinze arrived at the warehouse and knew right away that something was amiss.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie