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The glitzy Sphere suits Las Vegas; a new football arena along classical lines would befit Washington, which Frederick Douglass praised for “its lofty domes and stately pillars.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

The Richard Hugo House was born 25 years ago in a creaky Victorian house on Capitol Hill — humble beginnings that befit its namesake, the celebrated poet who came from a working-class background.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023

Ralph Fiennes’ version befit a consummate actor who’d long cherished T.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023

Unquestioned, unlimited authority may befit a ruler who reigns by divine right.

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2023

Tyrion traveled with two of his own men, as befit a Lannister.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

As befits a campaign that has gone badly astray, injuries have played a key part.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

The live communion of these four musicians especially befits Big Ears, a festival devoted to unconventional music and famous for its promise of spontaneity around each corner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

Under the direction of Sarah Frankcom, the actors inflect the dialogue with welcome variety, although the overall tone remains firmly dispassionate and emotionally colorless, as befits the dialogue’s cool tone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

The recital acted like a religious experience in which a rarefied atmosphere befits radiance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026

They were dressed in black, silent and dry-eyed, as befits the norms of sadness in a country accustomed to the dignity of grief.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

She began with an incisive reading of Webern’s Six Pieces for Orchestra, keeping her conducting elegantly restrained, even economized — gestures that befitted this sharply angled, brief set.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

Devin looked far from the days where his cheeks were bone thin at weigh-ins and he befitted the stare of the undead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2023

The announcement was made without any warning and delivered, as befitted an academic theologian, in Latin.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2022

But the visitors were largely subdued, rarely threatening in a first half that befitted a game with so little at stake.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022

Isannah, as befitted her higher station in the household, sat next to Miss Lyte.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

This is a film packed with conversation yet light on longueurs, for the director and his cast invest the dense historical speech with an alertness befitting a besieged community.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

It’s a trajectory that the immensely appealing, rollicking documentary “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez” tracks with a vitality and purpose befitting its subject.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Now, we have moved far beyond this "muddy era" - and the new game is filled with bright colours befitting of the Caribbean setting.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

The billionaire singer and three-time Super Bowl champion, both 36, have kept fans guessing, but media reports describe an over-the-top celebration befitting one of the world's most famous musicians.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

After sprucing it up a little, Mr. Clem advertised a drawing in the paper “for a name more befitting this fine, refurbished, modern establishment.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns