How to Use befit in a Sentence

befit

verb

• She has a mind for serious inquiry, as befits a scientist.
• In the end, this is a tender tale befitting its summer trappings.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
• Tyson’s contemporary slant made for an epic style moment befitting her status as a screen legend.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2018
• The actor traded in her summery slip dresses and jean shorts for an outfit befitting a cooler climate.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
• The overall mood of the novel is tender and mournful, which befits the circumstances that have brought everybody together.
  — Mark Athitakis, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• The combat, meanwhile, feels more intense, thanks to a more cinematic camera that stays close to the action, and flexible controls befitting a proper action game.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Jeff Bezos is on a shopping spree befitting the world’s richest man.
  — Sophie Alexander, Bloomberg.com, 14 Apr. 2020
• George Clooney’s current watch of choice is truly befitting of a silver fox.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2023
• Perfectly befitting its setting, this thriller has the plot of the best kind of airplane paperback, with just the right number of twists and turns.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2020
• Thursday’s offensive output from both teams — five hits for the Dodgers, three by the Padres — befitted the day’s lack of urgency.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2019
• The house now has an easy polish befitting its unfussy owner.
  — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 11 Mar. 2019
• Scott called the president’s comments racist and not befitting a world leader.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019
• His struggles were befitting of a weekend in which the Diamondbacks never seemed to stand a chance.
  — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 1 July 2018

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2024