unsuitableness

Example Sentences

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If, on the other hand, they were not aware of his unsuitableness, they showed either carelessness or incapacity which will rank them beneath mediocrity, and by their act they stamped the English name with ignominy.

From The Tragedy of St. Helena by Runciman, Walter

But Ferragut did not take into consideration the unsuitableness of all this luxury.

From Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster

Its unsuitableness for such sports determined Julius Cæsar, in his dictatorship, to construct a wooden theatre in the Campus Martius, built especially for hunting.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

She had almost started from the couch, when, apparently discovering the unsuitableness of her dress, she checked her impetuosity, and remained leaning on her elbow.

From The Portent & Other Stories by MacDonald, George

Besides, proper care and attention make up for the unsuitableness of our soil and climate.

From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von