befitting

Example Sentences

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Often smeared on hot buttered toast, it tastes like a fishy, peppery paté, befitting the mock Latin name Osborn gave to it, Patum Peperium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

In front of a packed crowd, the 39-year-old delivered a performance befitting his reputation.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” Paul McCartney’s twenty-seventh post-Beatles studio album, is the portrait of an artist in his twilight, a rich assortment of storytelling and nostalgia befitting the world’s greatest living songwriter.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Here the band of vampires led by David is an actual rock band, of a gothic style befitting its members.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Lemore had changed out of her septa’s robes into garb more befitting the wife or daughter of a prosperous merchant.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin