ill-fitting
Example Sentences
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In others, he’s an imp hiding within an ill-fitting costume of normalcy.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025
For the past month, we’ve been sneaking out in the early morning—she in a Navy SEAL-worthy vest and me in one that looks like an ill-fitting lifejacket—as we supercharge our morning walk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2025
In the end, it was the most ill-fitting of send-offs.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
A black blazer, a white shirt buttoned to the top, and some manner of ill-fitting pants.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025
“I’m simply saying, sir, that an ill-fitting suit—it does a man no favors.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
