befitting
Example Sentences
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The mood is tense and uneasy, befitting a number about the precarious state of life on Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
It feels as though the players are not being treated in a manner befitting national team members.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
The writing is terrifically funny and also grounded, anecdotes filled with slapstick but no punchlines, befitting a story that includes hookups, weddings, children, a funeral and an unknowable future.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
This all sounds very experimental as befitting the James Joyce of Portugal, but does it amount to more than a literary leg-pull?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
“It is indeed most fine,” she answered, “and befitting a queen issued from so many kings.”
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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