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Apart from Serena Williams' farewell, this was the biggest blockbuster of the tournament so far and a match-up between two entertaining players which would have befitted the latter stages.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2022

At the historic Madeleine church, her flag-bedecked coffin was carried past an honor guard, as would have befitted an army veteran.

From Time Magazine Archive

She wore mourning for the captain which would have befitted his widow, and patronized the townspeople conspicuously, while she herself was treated with much condescension by the Carews and Lorimers.

From Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches by Jewett, Sarah Orne

Gilbert had the slight look of rapid growth; Lucy, though not so tall, and with a small, clear, bright face, had the air of a little woman, and Sophia's face might have befitted any age.

From The Young Step-Mother by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

A simpler epitaph would have befitted men who died in the execution of their duty.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir