ill-suited
Example Sentences
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Even then, I understood that the sedulous life and inclination of the archaeologist were ill-suited to movie-spy suavity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Monetary policy is ill-suited for shocks like this.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Kwedar confesses to being “a pretty linear storyteller and filmmaker” and says he initially felt ill-suited to the task.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
A mediocre squad ill-suited to said coach's preferred three at the back.
From BBC • May 26, 2025
Instead of living in concert with the land, instead of relying on the country for sustenance as the natives did, he attempted to insulate himself from the northern environment with ill-suited military tools and traditions.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
