amiss

Example Sentences

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Huddled around their tables, locals poured into The Barking Dog each week to take on a pub quiz - but one thing was amiss.

From BBC

On this, the last day of his life, Seymour says goodbye to Sybil, who suspects nothing is amiss.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wren Chambers was on the train that stopped at Huntingdon and first became aware that something was amiss when a man bolted down the carriage with a bloody arm, saying "they've got a knife, run".

From BBC

Kabindela, who manages the family property, first sensed something was amiss on the day of the disaster when he heard a military helicopter circling the neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal

If the Black entertainment world is any kind of barometer of the state of Black America, something is amiss.

From Salon