unbefitting
Example Sentences
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Federalists in Congress said the columned walkways had a whiff of aristocracy unbefitting the building’s democratic simplicity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The LSK denounced his shooting as unbefitting for "any sane democracy".
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
In a letter to his own top energy officials Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom described the blackouts as “unacceptable and unbefitting of the nation’s largest and most innovative state.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2020
The Polish ambassador to the United States, Piotr Wilczek, called Mr. Fulop’s comments “false, hurtful and unbefitting of international dialogue between office holders of two allied countries.”
From New York Times • May 11, 2018
It was, in fine, inimitable; and if only I were a milliner, I would describe for you that gown in some not unbefitting fashion.
From The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking by Cabell, James Branch
