How to Use befit in a Sentence

befit

verb

• She has a mind for serious inquiry, as befits a scientist.
• Rivers played a clean, shrewd game befitting his experience level.
  — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Oct. 2017
• That’s a tall order but the only one befitting the world’s sole superpower.
  — Behnam Ben Taleblu, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2017
• Stephenson and Stankey look natural in bland, boxy suits befitting the boardroom.
  — Joe Pompeo, The Hive, 29 Oct. 2017
• The mere presence of the bones got the living to fund and attend a burial with the pomp and circumstance befitting royalty.
  — Chip Colwell, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2017
• And the Democrats, in an odd narrative twist that befits the Trump era, can thank Garland for making it a no-brainer.
  — Gregory Krieg, CNN, 4 Nov. 2017
• With Reckless Daughter, Mitchell’s life gets an honest retelling befitting her music.
  — Maeve McDermott, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2017
• His sound blended the primal roots-rock of his youth with the defiant sneer that befitted Vietnam and, later, the Reagan era.
  — Lizzy Goodman, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2017
• The electric atmosphere at T-Mobile Arena befitted a playoff game.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2017
• His name was Vere Goldthwaite, and as befits any star’s romance, the versions of it are many.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• Meat-eaters can get their fill at the many Mediterranean standouts befitting the scenery.
  — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2023
• The response to Cousins has been even more intense, as befits his more extreme case.
  — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 3 July 2018
• Herrmann’s was the loudest blast in a game that befit the two teams who entered Tuesday with the most home runs in the majors since May 13.
  — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 3 July 2019
• The Amazon founder is on a shopping spree befitting the world’s richest man.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2020
• Tuesday neared 100 degrees here, for some the type of weather befitting a cold lager or a glass of rosé with an ice cube.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 30 July 2024
• As locations go, the spot was well befitting as an enclave for the global elite to meet and greet.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2019
• His early years were filled with barbeque and cookouts as is befitting for the Lone Star State.
  — orlandosentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019
• Black holes, befitting their name and general vibe, are hard to find and harder to study.
  — Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2018
• By our count, that’s four birthday parties this year, which is befitting of the legend.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
• And so why shouldn’t a team have jerseys befitting that status?
  — Cam Wolf, GQ, 6 June 2018
• Instead of a cage match, there was a baseball game befitting the two best teams in baseball in the formative months of the season.
  — New York Times, 8 May 2018
• In the end, this is a tender tale befitting its summer trappings.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
• This morning, she was spotted walking around the streets in the City of Light, and her sleek outfit was befitting of a top model.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2023
• The performance befits the song’s melancholy tone – Billie with a simple piano in front of a sign of her name (in the Barbie font).
  — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2023
• His idea was to build a lair that was befitting of Dracula, but in a negative space.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023
• And as is befitting of such a rock god, a new sound system has been installed so Nicko can let his hair down on the motorway.
  — Fox News, 8 Mar. 2018
• Dressed in a satiny floral suit, Grace joined hands with Campbell, who wore a gauzy black dress befitting a punk rocker’s bride.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2024
• Clanking and clunking against a group as deep and polished as UConn was a recipe befitting a school lunchroom.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
• As planning kicked into high gear, Meeka and Jeff began looking for a wardrobe befitting the scale of their wedding celebrations.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2024
• But, in an act befitting his unbeaten record, Inoue rose from the ground and asserted his typical dominance over Nery, knocking him down in the second and fifth round before finally ending the fight in the sixth.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024