amiss

Example Sentences

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As for your husband’s IRAs, something is amiss.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"The feeling of dread was knowing something had gone very much amiss, and what was that going to mean for the children?"

From BBC • 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

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

“Not at all,” said he: “I care for myself when necessary. I am well now. What do you see amiss in me?”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë