How to Use at ease in a Sentence

at ease

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  • Reproductive health experts, however, aren’t ready to call it safe, saying more research is needed to put millions of consumers at ease.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The Love Goddess Venus enters your sign, spotlighting self-worth and a gracious presence that helps people feel at ease around you.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • Barring a Boutte trade, Williams has more work to do to feel completely at ease about keeping his roster spot in New England.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Rossum, by contrast, conjures a woman unable to enjoy anything; her dead-eyed smiles, meant (unsuccessfully) to put others at ease, are haunting.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
  • Unlike many of his contemporaries, Robyn Hitchcock seems at ease posting videos on Instagram.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 24 July 2026
  • Perry, 41, looked completely at ease as her boyfriend lovingly slathered sunscreen down her dress as the couple embarked on a romantic sunset cruise with friends.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • The crowd was glitzy—Goyard bags strewn over orange day-bed mattresses, Rolexes glinting—but at ease and not partying wildly like those further down the beach.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Offering a glass of champagne which relaxes them, a question about where guests are visiting from or a discussion about their day in Napa helps establish trust and puts diners at ease.
    — Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • But a more understated reason is that every aspect of Coach Eve has been considered and designed to put a candidate at ease, by engineers and by artists.
    — Benjamin Wolff, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • His or her priority during difficult market cycles should be to put the client at ease, listen to their concerns—and address them—and explain how market stress can benefit a portfolio in the long run.
    — Shehab Mohammad, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Yet Karter is utterly at ease behind the mic, rasping through a wistful melody with an unlit cigarette between her fingers, a black motorcycle jacket slipping off one shoulder.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 July 2026
  • Adam has written about books, TV, and music for over a decade, most recently as founder of the digital media outlet Debutiful, but felt less at ease writing about himself.
    — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Owners Vince and Danielle Harrison created a thoughtful, welcoming property grounded in their desire for guests to feel relaxed and completely at ease.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Unfortunately, those in charge seem at ease with selling a century-old rivalry for the sake of becoming slightly more likely to make the College Football Playoff.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Anderson is right at ease with celebrity clientele, having worked with Zendaya, Rihanna, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus and other top-shelf talent.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • If a deal can be struck for Barcola, Ibrahim Mbaye or both, supporters will start to feel more at ease, especially as the defensive shortage has been sorted, with Jacquet returning and Araujo arriving.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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