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adjective

becoming

according with custom or propriety

In a sentence

Six example sentences with becoming, each labelled with its topic.

  • The portrait shows a becoming modesty in the sitter's posture, hands folded and eyes turned slightly away from the painter.

    Art

  • Victorian etiquette manuals told hosts what was becoming at a dinner table, down to which topics guests could raise.

    History

  • The coach called the handshake line becoming conduct and benched anyone who skipped it after a loss.

    Basketball

  • The senator's quiet concession speech was becoming, and even her opponents praised the grace of it the next morning.

    Politics

  • The judge reminded counsel that shouting at a witness was not becoming conduct in her courtroom.

    Law

  • The soloist's bow to the orchestra before the audience was thought becoming, a gesture older players still admire.

    Music

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