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

Recent Examples on the Web The scene captured by traffic cameras in Boynton Beach, Fla., is befitting of a Marvel flick. — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 12 May 2022 Covered in sequins and gold chains, the look is befitting of a finale. — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 10 May 2022 Stringing together 12 singles amid 14 hits, the Dodgers connected plate appearances befitting of a team that a day earlier had received a lesson in unselfishness. — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 Moreno's reaction to seeing her younger self was befitting of her status. — Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com, 27 Mar. 2022 Throughout the music video, Dua and Megan wear an array of outfits befitting of witches who seduce their meals: ornate black gowns, pastel corsets, glittery bodysuits, and over-the-knee boots. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Mar. 2022 Naomi Campbell gave the public a first look at her daughter in a way befitting of a supermodel — on the cover of Vogue. — Essence, 14 Feb. 2022 Leveling up In late 2007, Blizzard moved into a new headquarters more befitting its status as a gaming juggernaut. — Courtney Rubin, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2022 The Vatican’s big fraud and extortion trial resumes Friday after exposing some unseemly realities of how the Holy See operates, with a new spy story taking center stage that is more befitting of a 007 thriller than the inner workings of a papacy. — Nicole Winfield, ajc, 17 Feb. 2022 See More

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