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
“It's unbecoming . . . the way a man's lip purses. The size of the straw is too dainty.”
From Salon
“By assaulting your neighbor and being convicted of a felony, you engaged in conduct unbecoming a fire captain,” Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Ewald wrote in a January 2023 termination letter.
From Los Angeles Times
The inspector general concluded Finerty had violated the code of military justice, including “conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman” for his “inappropriate relationships” with all five women.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
