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Recent Examples of befitThe moniker, though befitting a sports car, almost perfectly describes the high-stakes pursuit that consumes the remaining two hours.—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025 Sporting luscious bad-boy locks befitting of a ‘90s grunge icon, Law’s channeling of rock-and-roll greatness didn’t stop on set.—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025 But this was a different level, an elevated environment befitting the first-ever WNBA playoff game in the Bay Area.—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025 And, as befits this lively city, the bar stays open until 4 AM.—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for befit
The Wyatt Sicks' members look like they were made for Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, with creepy masks and imposing frames that would fit any haunted house.
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Eve Chen,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
The most popular cocktail smoking guns come with a dome to fit over the beverage being smoked.
Upon his return to Monaco, Wenden served as Chief of Staff and International Affairs Advisor to the President of the Conseil National de Monaco and Chargé de Mission to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Government of Monaco, between 2007 and 2013.
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Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
Every member of the CDC’s Washington office, which serves as a conduit between the agency’s Atlanta headquarters and Capitol Hill, was fired; barring a second round of reversals, that office appears to be closed.
Game 3’s mid-afternoon start time suited TV but made things even more difficult for hitters as shadows passed in front of the plate, eventually to the outfield.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
Researchers say the material can even be integrated with rigid robotic parts to create hybrid machines suited for complex, high-stress environments.
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