unbecoming

Example Sentences

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The secretary issued a “letter of censure” against Sen. Kelly “for conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces and conduct unbecoming an officer.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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

When they struggled, so did I. But mostly, when they made mistakes unbecoming of their role model image, I dutifully took it upon myself to defend them from criticism.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2024

A very small expensive black toque was hideously unbecoming to the yellow, toad-like face beneath it.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie