befitting

Example Sentences

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But they’ll be busy, befitting the millions of dollars in overhead they represent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"We want to build a stadium that's befitting of our past, but also fit for the future."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The mood is tense and uneasy, befitting a number about the precarious state of life on Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

It feels as though the players are not being treated in a manner befitting national team members.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

“It is indeed most fine,” she answered, “and befitting a queen issued from so many kings.”

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby