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
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
At a previous hearing, he said the posts were "not befitting of someone as educated as myself and were said in the heat of the emotion".
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
“I have determined a punishment befitting his disappointing behavior.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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