ill-fitting

Example Sentences

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Instead, gazing back at me was a 44-year-old mom in an ill-fitting fleece, the style just as unflattering as it was all those years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

In the end, it was the most ill-fitting of send-offs.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025

That's their job, to stand around in an ill-fitting uniform and tell you how you should lead your life.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris