The phrase "a little uncomfortable when" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a feeling of slight discomfort in relation to a specific situation or event.
Example: "I felt a little uncomfortable when he started discussing his personal life in front of the group."
Alternatives: "somewhat uneasy when" or "slightly awkward when".
And just as the very rich don't like to discuss their wealth, the popular girls in eighth grade get a little uncomfortable when the subject of popularity comes up.
I WAS feeling a little uncomfortable when my 7-year-old came home from the Chautauqua Boys and Girls Clubub this summer and told me his favorite activity was "war canoes".
Given Lana Wachowski's transgendered identity (she was a co-director of "The Matrix" trilogy as Larry Wachowski), this invests "Cloud Atlas" with a touchingly personal undertow that skews a little uncomfortable when Hugo Weaving shows up as a woman who bears a resemblance to Ms. Wachowski.
Nobody seems to mind this alien invasion, though we hear a sad story of a local woman who hanged herself after her marriage to a foreigner went wrong.Nòi's parents seem a little uncomfortable when the conversation strays towards politics but Oi, the young businesswoman of the family, is happy to speak her mind.
He gets a little uncomfortable when asked to talk about how he deals with being a public figure, but admits that the promotion is good for business.
"It's a little uncomfortable when someone says, 'I am for freedom where you are but not where I lived,'" Norquist said.
Bryant said he prided himself on making practices "a little uncomfortable," explaining, "When people kind of go along coasting, being everybody's buddy, you don't get to that championship level".
Still, the Yankees had to be feeling a little uncomfortable today when first baseman Jason Giambi, the team's new $120 million man, was scratched from the first intrasquad game because of a tight left hamstring -- the same one that bothered him much of last season and even had him limping in the first-round playoff series against the Yankees.
"It's a little uncomfortable at times when you're playing the game," says Bruce Straley, the game's co-director.
"These two saw that I was feeling a little uncomfortable -- because anyone's uncomfortable when that many people are staring at you -- but these two came and ran beside me offscreen," she said.
It could get a little uncomfortable in the Cabinet Room when Mr. Richardson looks across the table at Mrs. Clinton, whose husband appointed him to high office only to see him endorse Mr. Obama instead of her last spring.
