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unbecoming

[uhn-bi-kuhm-ing] / ˌʌn bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ /


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The impressive new complex has at its center a 225-foot-tall tower that is at once ill-suited to its task—housing a museum—and queasily unbecoming for the leader of a republic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

“It’s unbecoming of the office in which you represent.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025

We’ve become desensitized to the ritual by now, but slobbering over an elected official—of any stripe—is, and always will be, unbecoming.

From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2025

Instead, the only paper trail that exists of the incident is a minor sanction record- which simply cites "inappropriate behaviour unbecoming of a warrant officer".

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2025

Were they grateful to be in his presence, or terrified of the outcome if he found their portraits unbecoming?

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys




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