How to Use amiss in a Sentence

amiss

adjective
  • Some of his assumptions are amiss.
  • The doctor's examination showed that nothing was amiss.
  • And much else could be amiss as well.
    — David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2025
  • A bit of luck would not go amiss either.
    — Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But that instinct can go amiss.
    — James R Mason, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • Roses will give off signs when something is amiss.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Sarah finds the fake idol, and no one suspects anything is amiss.
    — Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Looking back, there were signs that something was amiss.
    — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Tongue changes are sometimes the first signs that something is amiss.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 21 Jan. 2024
  • That should have been the first warning that something was amiss.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Something, though, is amiss, and the feeling is hard to shake.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Even so, there is something amiss in the world of the second, the world of time.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Subtlety is good, but a drop more insight wouldn’t go amiss.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • Nothing seemed amiss at the home, the officer said.
    — Compiled From Mercury News Wire Reports, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Thus, if one’s goal is solely about honor, something is amiss.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
  • In the video, Sanders recounts all the signs that something was amiss in their room.
    — Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Now the screenwriter was sure something was amiss.
    — Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Something’s amiss here, though, right away, with the banter and the bon mots straining for wit.
    — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
  • From the very beginning, something feels amiss.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 May 2026
  • Talbot says that some texts from friends and family clued her in that something was amiss.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Even when the landing location goes right, other things can still go amiss.
    — Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2023
  • Usually there are hidden signs along the way that something is amiss.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Without it, how would he be summoned to handle anything amiss?
    — Katie Dupere, Men's Health, 27 Mar. 2022
  • There is nothing scary, amiss, or unrelatable about me, who am comme il faut.
    — Laura Kolbe, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • But Gero noticed quickly that something was amiss.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Its relevance was just too important to go amiss.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Something felt amiss during spring training.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 6 June 2026
  • Gamblers who felt something was amiss would simply stay away from those games, and warn others to do the same.
    — David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Or is there something really amiss in this paradise?
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • When Hill walked in a room or pulled away from competitors in the pool, no one saw anything amiss.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2021

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