Sentence examples for have gone amiss from inspiring English sources
The door opens and, guess what, Sharon is standing there wearing an expression, apparently, that wouldn't have gone amiss on the face of Catherine the Great.
But on the occasion we shared a platform, his scepticism would not have gone amiss at a pro-European federalist rally.
That was in sharp contrast to the early reports from Lt. Gen. Gregory S. Newbold, director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who said on Friday after the raid, "We have no indications that there were any of the strikes that might have gone amiss".
In the afternoon Prom, the Aurora Orchestra under Nicholas Collon repeated their party trick of playing a substantial symphony from memory – here Mozart's Jupiter, in a performance that was absolutely secure and full of spirit, even if a little more wit would not have gone amiss in the ländler-like minuet and trio.
It can be heavy going, most notably on the headache-inducing demented circus polka of Sugar Boats (imagine Tom Waits covering Fucik's Entry of the Gladiators), and a gateway song such as 2004's Float On wouldn't have gone amiss, but this is a solid enough return.
A little Droid branding might not have gone amiss, but we may see that later.
"He's a very smart guy and he realizes something has gone amiss and he's trying to figure out how to get it back on track".
Politics aside, this book seems to represent everything that has gone amiss in Mo Yan's work, and perhaps in a broader way what has gone awry in China's literature of the last 30 years.
The title is certainly provocative, suggesting as a starting point a general agreement that something has gone amiss in the Islamic civilization, at least in its reaction to the impact of the Judeo-Christian West.
(in reference to those which had gone amiss).
