unbefitting
Example Sentences
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Federalists in Congress said the columned walkways had a whiff of aristocracy unbefitting the building’s democratic simplicity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The LSK denounced his shooting as unbefitting for "any sane democracy".
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
Many of our provocateurs pontificate because their egos are overblown; with her casual humility, Atwood is taking risks unbefitting of a nice old lady.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2022
The Polish ambassador to the United States, Piotr Wilczek, called Mr. Fulop’s comments “false, hurtful and unbefitting of international dialogue between office holders of two allied countries.”
From New York Times • May 11, 2018
You do things that are absolutely vulgar and unbefitting a girl of your age; you must be fourteen, at least, you look older, you are certainly old enough to know better.
From The Governess by Chickering, Charles R.
