ill-fitting

Example Sentences

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Fuentes is a dweeby kid in an ill-fitting suit, with none of the congenial charms of Joe Rogan or masculine swagger of Andrew Tate.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

In others, he’s an imp hiding within an ill-fitting costume of normalcy.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

For the past month, we’ve been sneaking out in the early morning—she in a Navy SEAL-worthy vest and me in one that looks like an ill-fitting lifejacket—as we supercharge our morning walk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2025

In the end, it was the most ill-fitting of send-offs.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025

She was no more than twelve or thirteen, dressed in rough calico with ill-fitting boots.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson