amiss
Example Sentences
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A cluster of cases 13 years ago was one of the first major signs that something was amiss.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
But she didn’t feel like there was anything amiss that could be solved with medicine.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
One morning in May 2024, Doris Suchet noticed something was amiss outside her flat in north Oxford.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 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
And I were a maiden, As many one is, For all the gold in England I would not do amiss.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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