unsuited

Example Sentences

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They repeat history when the child becomes the wanna-be knight’s squire, and together they prepare for a match that Dunk is wholly unsuited to win.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

The company said that the court ruling “imposes on the Post-Gazette outdated and inflexible operational practices unsuited for today’s local journalism.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

But Hannah herself is relatively one-dimensional, and Lourd is unsuited to her paper-thin character.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

As his congressional colleagues know better than anyone, he is poisonously obnoxious, temperamentally unsuited to be the leader of any organization too large to meet in a broom closet.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2024

Lyddie hesitated, but her sodden clothes and blistered feet reminded her how unsuited she was to continue the journey.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson