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He seemed ill at ease when we spoke with him.
I'm usually ill at ease when addressing a large crowd of people.
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Unfortunately, Brodie — this complex yet emotionally undercooked fellow, so good at his work and so ill at ease in his personal life — loses his way in DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK (Doubleday, 306 pp., $30).
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Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Armand Arton, president of Arton Capital, a global citizenship financial advisory services firm, tells Fortune wealthy Americans are increasingly ill at ease in their home country and looking to acquire the safety net of a second (or third) passport.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Only their oldest daughter, 13-year-old Isabella, seemed ill at ease with all the protestors and visitors, like me, who showed up in their wake.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
Deep fault lines emerged in a society ill at ease with itself and aggrieved with the West.
—Laura Secor, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
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Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Armand Arton, president of Arton Capital, a global citizenship financial advisory services firm, tells Fortune wealthy Americans are increasingly ill at ease in their home country and looking to acquire the safety net of a second (or third) passport.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Only their oldest daughter, 13-year-old Isabella, seemed ill at ease with all the protestors and visitors, like me, who showed up in their wake.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
Deep fault lines emerged in a society ill at ease with itself and aggrieved with the West.
—Laura Secor, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
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“Ill at ease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill%20at%20ease. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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