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
He sat ill at ease on one of the kitchen chairs talking to Katie.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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