fitting

Example Sentences

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The center is a fitting next chapter to a career that has accelerated over the last decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

How fitting it would be this Sunday if he were he to find a way to come of age as a Masters champion.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

"Cousteau and his crew inspired generations to look beneath the surface," said Lerosey-Aubril, "it seemed fitting to name this ancient marine animal after someone who changed the way we see ocean life."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The trove of fossils found during the museum’s expansion gets a fitting tribute in a 75,000 square-meter swath of concrete on the plaza scored with ropelike patterns, paw prints and serpent-like shapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Naheed brought the flower to her face as she remembered that day, a year ago, when nothing else was important to her except fitting in, being like everyone else.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin