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
The 6-foot-2, 202-pound safety has a title unbefitting of his job.
From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023
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
No more doubt than had the fair and virtuous Countess of Salisbury, who, so Froissart tells us, chilled the lawless passion of Edward the Third by the simple expedient of wearing unbefitting clothes.
From Americans and Others by Repplier, Agnes
