befit

Example Sentences

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The answer is evasive but also magnanimous, as befits Mr. Youngkin’s personality.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under the direction of Sarah Frankcom, the actors inflect the dialogue with welcome variety, although the overall tone remains firmly dispassionate and emotionally colorless, as befits the dialogue’s cool tone.

From The Wall Street Journal

Status quo defenders say the ultralow pay befits a citizen legislature.

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The glitzy Sphere suits Las Vegas; a new football arena along classical lines would befit Washington, which Frederick Douglass praised for “its lofty domes and stately pillars.”

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The recital acted like a religious experience in which a rarefied atmosphere befits radiance.

From Los Angeles Times