Sentence examples for thoroughly at ease from inspiring English sources

They had come to accept their own bodies and were thoroughly at ease in enjoying themselves.

Colonel King seemed thoroughly at ease with the ritual vacuity of the proceedings, the manner in which nothing was said and therefore quite a lot was expressed.

Moreover, there was Chris Smith, a man of application and commitment, thoroughly at ease with his brief, and full of promises.

Mr. Woetzel's guest appearance in "Theme and Variations" found him thoroughly at ease in a role he knows well at City Ballet.

Nonconverts (often people who aren't pet owners) may recoil at the idea ("You put her in a CAGE?"), but many dogs, seeking a cozy den by nature, are thoroughly at ease in them.

By the time it was done, the place was beautiful, and Duveen, when he went to dinner for the first time, was — except when he contemplated the silverware, which hadn't yet been replaced — thoroughly at ease.

More often, though, he represented men at arms as being thoroughly integrated and at ease with their civilian counterparts, as decent, ordinary chaps who just happen to have taken the king's shilling.

Young people who feel that they have to conceal in school an aspect of their life that has been deeply important for them as children and remains so for their family and friends are not likely to grow up as thoroughly integrated adults at ease with themselves and able to move confidently in diverse communities.

On both occasions, the prince was positively beaming – a thoroughly good sport – and appeared endearingly at ease, unlike many other royals or celebrities who would find the obvious fashion faux pas an awkward or downright embarrassing photo op to endure.

This time, a visibly relaxed Ms. Chang, as Ji Gong, was cracking jokes, sipping liquor, hiccuping, waving a fan, teasing questioners, scolding a child and in general thoroughly enjoying the experience and putting everyone at ease.

For instance, by thoroughly dicing a panoply of summer vegetables to create a green gazpacho, you can start to feel more at ease with a big knife.