Examples of befitting in a Sentence
many voters feel that the womanizing governor has not acted in a befitting manner for someone who serves as the state's chief executive
a befitting reply to a civil question
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Not only is the snowfall seemingly more befitting of January or February, but the temperatures are too.
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Tara Molina, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025
Robinson, Grant updates The sheer numbers are hardly befitting of any team’s two most recent first-round draft picks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Maybe a Vegas residency is more befitting Swift’s showgirl era?
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
The first half felt befitting of a pair of 0-2 teams.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
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Tara Molina, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025
Robinson, Grant updates The sheer numbers are hardly befitting of any team’s two most recent first-round draft picks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Maybe a Vegas residency is more befitting Swift’s showgirl era?
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
The first half felt befitting of a pair of 0-2 teams.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Befitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befitting. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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