ill-suited

Example Sentences

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Even then, I understood that the sedulous life and inclination of the archaeologist were ill-suited to movie-spy suavity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Their part in all of this will come under scrutiny, not least for their remarkable decision to trust the ill-suited Igor Tudor as successor to Thomas Frank.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Monetary policy is ill-suited for shocks like this.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Sam’s a 30-something law school dropout reduced to a position he knows he’s inherently ill-suited for.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Instead of living in concert with the land, instead of relying on the country for sustenance as the natives did, he attempted to insulate himself from the northern environment with ill-suited military tools and traditions.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer