Get to know Unbecoming better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like indecent or indecorous.
Unbecoming in a sentence
Unbecoming meaning
- Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.
- Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position.
Using Unbecoming
- The main meaning on this page is: Not flattering, attractive or appropriate. | Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position.
- Useful related words include: indecent, indecorous, uncomely, unseemly.
- In the example corpus, unbecoming often appears in combinations such as: unbecoming of, conduct unbecoming, is unbecoming.
Context around Unbecoming
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unbecoming
- In this selection, "unbecoming" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, conduct, truly, anything and behaviour stand out and add context to how "unbecoming" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a manner unbecoming and alike is unbecoming. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unbecoming" sits close to words such as abominable, abstracts and aceh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unbecoming
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Unbecoming is about shedding all of that. (7 words)
Mr Green called the letter "inadequate and unbecoming of a cabinet secretary". (12 words)
The attempts made to tarnish my wifeтАЩs image are truly reprehensible and unbecoming. (13 words)
When Lorelei goes on a cruise with her best friend Dorothy (Jane Russell), her future father-in-law hires a private investigator to follow her and make sure she doesn’t do anything unbecoming. (34 words)
In 2014, the Andalucian town of Mojácar banned “phallic tiaras” or “unbecoming behaviour with inflatable sex dolls”, and Málaga fines people €750 if they walk around with an inflatable penis on their heads. (33 words)
Later that year, Stengle and former Crows teammate Brad Crouch were found guilty of conduct unbecoming by the AFL after the pair were found to be in possession of an illicit substance. (32 words)
Prince Andrew: ‘Do I regret the fact that he has quite obviously conducted himself in a manner unbecoming? (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
But his snark is unbecoming of his title even if the post is only ceremonial.
GOP Congresswoman Lauren Boebert took to Twitter to express her disapproval at his sartorial decisions, calling his outfit 'truly unbecoming'.
In 2014, the Andalucian town of Mojácar banned “phallic tiaras” or “unbecoming behaviour with inflatable sex dolls”, and Málaga fines people €750 if they walk around with an inflatable penis on their heads.
It’s unbecoming of the party of Lincoln, and Republicans of conscience should be calling it out at every turn.
Most of your service area is nowhere near a shore, bright or otherwise and the Walmart look alike is unbecoming.
The Court also found Associate Justice Jose Sabio guilty of simple misconduct and conduct unbecoming of a justice of the CA, and suspended him for two months without pay.
Unbecoming is about shedding all of that.
Dalipe branded Duterte’s accusations as “baseless, unhinged, and unbecoming of a public official,” insisting that the House hearings are rooted in its constitutional mandate to hold public officials accountable.
If he did, it’s a disgusting joke and unbecoming of a man who claims to be a “devout” Catholic.
It further added that if the members of the judiciary indulge in a behaviour which is blameworthy or unbecoming of a judicial officer then courts cannot grant any relief.
It said the recent inflammatory rhetoric of Mohammed regarding the Tax Reform Act and direct threats toward the Federal Government is unbecoming of his office as a state governor.
Later that year, Stengle and former Crows teammate Brad Crouch were found guilty of conduct unbecoming by the AFL after the pair were found to be in possession of an illicit substance.
Mr Green called the letter "inadequate and unbecoming of a cabinet secretary".
The attempts made to tarnish my wifeтАЩs image are truly reprehensible and unbecoming.
The California Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished a superior court judge for conduct unbecoming in his efforts in trying to block the renaming of his high school.
When Lorelei goes on a cruise with her best friend Dorothy (Jane Russell), her future father-in-law hires a private investigator to follow her and make sure she doesn’t do anything unbecoming.
But there is nothing to suggest that such a task must be handled with the natural nastiness that is unbecoming of their office as spokesmen.
Found guilty of conduct unbecoming a teacher, Streicher was fired from his post.
Mr Basil Njoku, a Nigerian-American, described the happenings as unbecoming of America, “a country that has been touted to be the bastion of democracy”.
Prince Andrew: ‘Do I regret the fact that he has quite obviously conducted himself in a manner unbecoming?
Common combinations with unbecoming
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- unbecoming of 18×
- conduct unbecoming 7×
- is unbecoming 5×
- and unbecoming 4×
- as unbecoming 4×
- was unbecoming 3×
- or unbecoming 2×
- unbecoming behaviour 2×
- it unbecoming 2×
- unbecoming in 2×