unbecoming
Example Sentences
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“It’s unbecoming of the office in which you represent.”
From Los Angeles Times
Rather than being reported to the police the incident was recorded as "inappropriate behaviour unbecoming of a warrant officer".
From BBC
Instead, the only paper trail that exists of the incident is a minor sanction record- which simply cites "inappropriate behaviour unbecoming of a warrant officer".
From BBC
In a statement released days before the vote, she said his past behaviour, "demonstrates a lack of judgment that is unbecoming of someone who would lead our armed forces".
From BBC
When they struggled, so did I. But mostly, when they made mistakes unbecoming of their role model image, I dutifully took it upon myself to defend them from criticism.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
