go amiss
Example Sentences
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A bit of harmony, a collective pulling ourselves out of this fug, wouldn’t go amiss at the moment.
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023
Critics say the option creates new ways for communications to go amiss, especially given that some people lack constant access to the internet.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2021
They have only won one game under the current manager Stephen Kenny, so a positive performance and a victory would certainly not go amiss regardless of any faint hopes of qualification.
From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2021
For McCarthy, whose 2019 Oscar nomination for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” was exceedingly well-earned, a return to drama might not go amiss.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2021
Still, considering the gravity of the case, a little precaution would not go amiss.
From William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist by Grimké, Archibald Henry
