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
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
There were men in leather jackets, women in bedazzled red hats, young guys in ill-fitting suits.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
They were a comically ill-fitting duo, but they nonetheless became inseparable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
He used his Yiddish like a secondhand suit, something worn at the elbows, ill-fitting, and a touch unpleasant.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
