befit

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

Loose curls stand atop his head, messy enough to be neat, neat enough to befit a titan of industry.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023

The accessibility and variety befit the only publicly owned major professional sports franchise in North America.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

As befit a conqueror, 8-Deer was wearing elaborate cotton armor, a ceremonial beard wig, and a cowl made from the head of a jaguar.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

As befits an obsessive director, it’s a gift for obsessives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

But the stadium switch illustrates their ambition, and Chelsea believe it is a venue that befits their recent success.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026

The giant candlesticks’ scrolled feet support robustly modeled evangelists; Mark is most conspicuous, as befits the patron saint of Venice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

"We have placed each of you in an order, as befits our need and your own strengths and skills."

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

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

The Pegu Club project befitted the family’s East-meets-West positioning and the optimism of a country newly engaging with the world.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2021

Mr. Lapham, as befitted his venerable years and his dignity as master of the house, sat in an armchair at the head of the table.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

The crowd participated too Friday, giving Tucker ovations more befitting a hitter on a heater than one on ice each time he stepped to the plate, where he put up a fight all night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Thanks to the let-off, Brook treated his home crowd to strokeplay befitting his status as the number-one ranked batter in the world.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The chapters are also highly social, befitting a generation that came of age during Covid’s lockdowns and loneliness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

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