ill-matched
Example Sentences
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The author’s ill-matched father and mother are saints; his stepmother, Raine Spencer, a sinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Pan beating dates back to the Middle Ages in a custom, called “charivari,” that was intended to shame ill-matched couples, according to Emmanuel Fureix, a historian at University Paris-Est Créteil.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2023
In the event it was a disaster, an ill-matched confusion of a bold, peacocking public persona with sound mid-season footballing sense.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2018
I think sometimes encountering an old version of yourself can be both pleasant and useful; however, my parents were so ill-matched and very few positive feelings remained on either side.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2014
And, for a few weeks, a few hours yet, I had to admit that they were not ill-matched.
From The Tower of Oblivion by Oliver [pseud.] Onions
