ill-matched
Example Sentences
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However, you’ll need to read not just “Swann in Love” but the rest of “In Search of Lost Time” to learn what happens to this ill-matched couple.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022
It would be hard to find two words that seem so ill-matched as “Afghanistan cricket.”
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2015
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
Picasso instead delights in coarsely ill-matched colours and a face pale and diseased from modern city life.
From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2012
"That's worth considering," he said, "although—" He looked about warily on all sides to see if anyone was scandalised at the ill-matched couple.
From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann
