unbecoming
Example Sentences
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He notes that his grudge-holding is unbecoming of a man who’s pushing middle age before going on to attack his longtime producer Noah “40” Shebib.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
Gray had no choice but to move with the kind of urgency that Augusta National finds unbecoming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
“It’s unbecoming of the office in which you represent.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025
We’ve become desensitized to the ritual by now, but slobbering over an elected official—of any stripe—is, and always will be, unbecoming.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2025
These young men were untrained and undisciplined and became involved in activities that were unbecoming to a liberation struggle.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing unbecoming
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act III
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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