ill (at ease)
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Kelly looked a little ill at ease to be out from behind the desk where she records her daily political commentary program, The Megyn Kelly Show.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Both feel socially ill at ease up against “the townspeople of Pennacook,” another refrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
When a beloved artist who has not performed live in some time returns to the stage, we often expect them to appear fragile, unsteady, ill at ease.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Despite that obvious advantage, it was DeSantis who seemed ill at ease most of the night, looking like a man suffering a hernia as he prepared to face a root canal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Gimli stood ill at ease, frowning, but Éomer came up to him, leading his horse.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Kelly looked a little ill at ease to be out from behind the desk where she records her daily political commentary program, The Megyn Kelly Show.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Both feel socially ill at ease up against “the townspeople of Pennacook,” another refrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
They bond, feeling mutually ill at ease in the bathroom at a school function while, coincidentally, wearing the same dress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
We both had high hopes for our lives in Basel but felt ill at ease once we arrived.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
They seemed frightened and ill at ease, and somehow Jane and Michael realised that the two huge sisters were wishing that they were much smaller and less conspicuous.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
