How to use fitting in a sentence

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• I have some strip left over after fitting out the kitchen.From the entry strip
• Fitting this pattern is tricky, so we recommend you make a muslin first.From the entry muslin
• We will finish fitting up the stage by the time the show starts.From the entry fit up
• I’m fitting the ship for a summer sail home.From the entry fit
• I’m fitting to go home and sleep.From the entry fit
• That 'Swan Lake' choreography is poetry in motion, fitting the musical poetry of Tchaikovski's divine score well beyond the literary inspiration.From the entry poetry
• The crew will pickle the fittings in the morning.From the entry pickle
• The residence was sold with fixtures and fittings.From the entry fixture
• The brass fittings were all awink in the sunlight.From the entry awink
• Some of the bearings on this machine have zerk fittings for a grease gun. Make sure you keep it greased up.From the entry greased up
• During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal.From the entry flare
• Seems fitting for you, though; I figured you'd be into this.2025 June 20, Gooseworx, “Untitled” (19:08 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 5, spoken by Zooble (Ashley Nichols). From the entry into
• This was about the same time that Holden started fitting seatbelts and reversing lights as standard equipment.2024, Steve Bedwell, “Holden HR”, in Holden Vs Ford Commemorative Edition, Rockpool, →ISBN. From the entry carby
• It’s fitting that the first national US observatory named for a female astronomer is in her honor.2020 January 7, Ashley Strickland, “First US observatory named in honor of a female astronomer, Vera Rubin”, in CNN. From the entry astronomer
• The grinder is what that large area was called, and it was a fitting name.2019, Chas Romeo, U.S.M.C.. From the entry grinder
• It seems fitting that in the cut-throat capital of capitalism, even the air is for sale.2019 June 1, Oliver Wainwright, “Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the ‘pencil towers’ of New York’s super-rich”, in Katharine…. From the entry skywards
• Opening the night was We Know Each Other, a fitting name for a married couple.2016 June 25, Aly, “Twin Cities Improv Festival X”, in Say Entirely, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2016. From the entry twoprov
• The man got moving and produced his many garments, Outfitting Gawain in a fashion that was fitting.2015, Norris J. Lacy, James J. Wilhelm, The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation, Routledge, →ISBN, page 462. From the entry pauncer
• A particularly fitting choice is the small and flexible XF27mmF2.8 pancake lens.2015, Rico Pfirstinger, The Fujifilm X-T10 […] , Rocky Nook, →ISBN. From the entry pancake lens
• The final, the Munich-based liberal newspaper writes, was a “fitting punchline” to a great tournament.2014 July 14, Philip Oltermann, “World Cup final press reaction: Germany’s win a ‘fitting punchline’”, in The Guardian. From the entry punch line
• Figure 14.12 Wipe off the end of a zerk fitting before attaching the grease gun.2014, Tim Gilles, Automotive Service: Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, 5th edition, page 206. From the entry zerk
• Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too.2013 August 3, “Boundary problems”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847, archived from the original on 25 Oct 2020. From the entry GDP
• Perhaps it is fitting that economists' most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too.2013 August 3, “Boundary problems: America has changed the way it measures GDP”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847, London: The…. From the entry economics
• If a wider fitting overshape is required extend the side seam approx. 1–2cm.2009, Winifred Aldrich, Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's Wear and Babywear. From the entry overshape
• That's somehow fitting, and so is Rudahl's madly anarchic, hyperdramatic visual approach.2007 December 2, “Comics”, in New York Times. From the entry hyperdramatic
• Copy fitting is assessing how much space text will take up in a printed document.2005, Alan Pipe, Production for Graphic Designers, page 48. From the entry overmatter
• The bland cashew is a fitting substitute for higher priced almonds to extend the nut texture.2004, Frederic Rosengarten, Jr., The Book of Edible Nuts, page 46. From the entry cashew
• Sheets are on the floor, an electrician is prodding a light fitting, an unseen hammerer hammers.2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 120. From the entry hammerer
• When the hairwork was completed, it could be sent to the jeweler for fittings.2004, Jeanenne Bell, Collecting Victorian Jewelry: Identification and Price Guide, page 56. From the entry hairwork
• This includes electric light fittings which, when they actually light, are known as practicals.2001, Francis Reid, The Stage Lighting Handbook, page 124. From the entry practical
• Two darzees attended upon the Maharaj Kumar to make last minute adjustments and fittings.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 43. From the entry durzi
• The GPO always specified a full complement of fittings, leg shields, footboards, bulbhorn and ‘protectomotor’ air cleaner.1992, Wright, Owen, BSA : the complete story, Crowood Press, page 65. From the entry bulbhorn
• After refill, start engine and observe installed fittings and valve to make certain there are no leaks.1990, United States. Department of the Army, Department of the Army technical manual, volumes Organizational and Direct Support…. From the entry refill
• Leading Fireman McCarthy stressed the importance of fitting smoke-detectors wherever possible.1988 August 3, “Shut that door – plea”, in Evening Telegraph, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 3. From the entry smoke-detector
• Us do know that playing is uncommon rough, particular in wind, and ’tis true tidden fitting.a. 1979, David Edgar, Ecclesiastes: A Radio Play, Methuen Drama, published 2002, →ISBN, page 408. From the entry unwriggle
• One traditional fitting was retained however; liquid soap continued to be dispensed from the familiar glass bowl!1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches -1”, in Railway World, page 399. From the entry liquid soap

Meaning of fitting

1. adjective Chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something.
2. adjective Appropriate, suitable, proper.
3. noun An act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits.

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Questions about fitting in a sentence

How do you use fitting in a sentence?

Fitting is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “I have some strip left over after fitting out the kitchen.”

What is a short sentence with fitting?

“close-fitting form-fitting ill-fitting”

What does fitting mean?

Fitting means chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something.