ill-fitting

Example Sentences

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Through this, you can create your own career check list, and avoid wasting time on ill-fitting applications.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

They were a comically ill-fitting duo, but they nonetheless became inseparable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Fuentes is a dweeby kid in an ill-fitting suit, with none of the congenial charms of Joe Rogan or masculine swagger of Andrew Tate.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

In others, he’s an imp hiding within an ill-fitting costume of normalcy.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

Beetee still has the pallor of someone in convalescence, but behind those ill-fitting glasses, his eyes are alight with excitement.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins