ill-suited
Example Sentences
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It may be ill-suited for socializing—one can guess that a very high percentage of listening will happen on headphones—but it’s an ideal companion for inner exploration, music that helps you think and dream.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Their part in all of this will come under scrutiny, not least for their remarkable decision to trust the ill-suited Igor Tudor as successor to Thomas Frank.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Monetary policy is ill-suited for shocks like this.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, the leaders of civil society organizations appear ill-suited to resist such suppression of free speech and, in some cases, seem to embrace it.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
Critics point out that the species is ill-suited for long-term survival.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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