ill-suited
Example Sentences
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Monetary policy is ill-suited for shocks like this.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
In Ukraine, as in many wars, the advantage goes to the side that learns and iterates fastest—something traditional acquisition systems are ill-suited to support.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Sam’s a 30-something law school dropout reduced to a position he knows he’s inherently ill-suited for.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
A mediocre squad ill-suited to said coach's preferred three at the back.
From BBC • May 26, 2025
She left Dauntless not because she was ill-suited for it but because it was safer to be Divergent in Abnegation.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
