befitting

Example Sentences

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It was impressively intact, befitting our industrial candy age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In March, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said the show "will be a historic moment for the Fifa World Cup, befitting the biggest sporting event in the world".

From BBC • May 14, 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

Jake LaRavia pulled on his black T-shirt to reveal a motto befitting the Lakers’ newest iron man.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

They’d found separate places to change clothes in the stable before heading into the market, and now he was wearing a plain brown kaftan instead of the white one befitting a servant of the temple.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray