ill-fitting
Example Sentences
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They were a comically ill-fitting duo, but they nonetheless became inseparable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
John Williams, who co-ordinates the girls' teams, said they had educated players about how an ill-fitting sports bra can create an imbalance when running and cause injury.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
In others, he’s an imp hiding within an ill-fitting costume of normalcy.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025
A black blazer, a white shirt buttoned to the top, and some manner of ill-fitting pants.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025
The one on the left grinned, tugging at his ill-fitting shirt.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
