ill-fitting

Example Sentences

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For an hour he'd been little more than a keen if ill-fitting presence in the Celtic attack.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

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

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 had no way of knowing whether they were actually ill-fitting or whether this was merely how boots fit; I had never worn anything so heavy and drab on my feet before.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse