ill-fitting

Example Sentences

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Coming home without that unused tortilla press or those ill-fitting shorts does provide a certain sense of satisfaction.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Foden was tireless, but this was England's equivalent of an ill-fitting square peg in a round hole.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Wearing an ill-fitting hooded sweatshirt, with gray stubbles and baggy eyes, he didn’t look like a typical upscale tourist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Fuentes is a dweeby kid in an ill-fitting suit, with none of the congenial charms of Joe Rogan or masculine swagger of Andrew Tate.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

Beetee rises and joins Gale at the window, peering through his ill-fitting glasses.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins