ill-suited

Example Sentences

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Their part in all of this will come under scrutiny, not least for their remarkable decision to trust the ill-suited Igor Tudor as successor to Thomas Frank.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Judges and jurors are ill-suited to referee such intricate scientific and commercial calls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Monetary policy is ill-suited for shocks like this.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 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

Robb knew how ill-suited a man like Greatjon Umber would be to treat with a man like Renly Baratheon, and he knew that she knew it as well.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin