ill-matched
Example Sentences
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Pan beating dates back to the Middle Ages in a custom, called “charivari,” that was intended to shame ill-matched couples, according to Emmanuel Fureix, a historian at University Paris-Est Créteil.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2023
Step forward ill-matched cops Martin Rohde and more interestingly Saga Norén, a brilliant but bizarre investigator unlike any maverick TV detective ever seen.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2019
It would be hard to find two words that seem so ill-matched as “Afghanistan cricket.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2015
I think sometimes encountering an old version of yourself can be both pleasant and useful; however, my parents were so ill-matched and very few positive feelings remained on either side.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2014
Let her go!” he responded to her silent invitation and away they went, as ill-matched a pair as might have been found.
From Dorothy at Oak Knowe by Raymond, Evelyn
