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How to use befit in a sentence

12 example sentences · verb

Befit means to be fit for. Example: “His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station.”

Examples of befit by meaning

verbTo be fit for.

  • His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station.
  • Clarke's side roared back with courage and belief befitting a team who had held their nerve in two shootouts to get here.2021 June 14, Scott Mullen, “Scotland 0-2 Czech Republic”, in BBC Sport

More sentences with befit

  • His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.From the entry seemly
  • As befits a possible Grauniad editrix, the NUJ misspelt her name.2015 February 24, Patrick Kidd, “Guardian Angels Declare”, in The Times, page 11. From the entry Grauniad
  • The side of our ship was wasp-coloured as befits a warship, black and yellow and streaming.2013 November 5, William Golding, Close Quarters: With an introduction by Ronald Blythe, Faber & Faber, →ISBN. From the entry dragrope
  • As befits its neo-glam reputation, this month’s English Band of the Century travels with only carry-on luggage.1993 May 27, Steven Daly, “Suede: All That Glitters”, in Rolling Stone. From the entry neo-glam
  • As befits advocates of the “Silent Service,” the Naval Submarine League keeps a low profile.1986 August 4, Richard Halloran, “Washington Talk: Speaking Out for the Silent Service”, in New York Times, retrieved 06 Aug 2012. From the entry silent service
  • Spine pig, spine pig, say me true, how your flesh befits a you so articulate in joint as to sharpen to your point.2006, Wayne Clifford, The Book of Were. From the entry spine pig
  • But his friendly, short-sighted eyes and beakish nose were traditional enough, and his hair was sparse, as befitted a man of nearly seventy.2000, Fay Weldon, The Bulgari Connection. From the entry beakish
  • As befits an advocate of “Manchesterism”, Burnham emphasised that he was “place first rather than party first”, citing the support he had attracted from “traditional Conservatives” across three elections.2025 October 7, George Eaton, “Andy Burnham returns to the fray”, in The New Statesman, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2025. From the entry Manchesterism
  • I smiled at them with the slight mix of condescension and thanks I thought befitted a beautiful woman as she passed schlumpier mortals on the street.2006, Kamy Wicoff, I Do But I Don't, →ISBN, page 222. From the entry schlumpy
  • As befits a hypervisual modern world we have all been seeing and looking with ever greater intensity and sophistication, while the other senses have been ignored.2004, Mark Michael Smith, Hearing History: A Reader, page 23. From the entry hypervisual

Meaning of befit

  1. verb To be fit for.

Full definition of befit

Questions about befit in a sentence

How do you use befit in a sentence?
Befit is used as a verb. For example: “His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station.”
What is a short sentence with befit?
“His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.”
What does befit mean?
Befit means to be fit for.

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