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There are satire and sly wit; Bert and Ernie quarrel; Miss Piggy behaves unbecomingly; Kermit is sometimes exasperated.

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But when he missed he banged the table unbecomingly, sat down, and snapped irritably to spectators who stood in the doorway: "Come in or get out."

From Time Magazine Archive

As a work of history, the book is marred, too, by an overwrought style and an unbecomingly snide use of irony.

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Lily Damita, the star, is unbecomingly attired, subjected to poor lighting and a badly written r�le.

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She had a mass of faded yellow hair unbecomingly arranged in a large bun, wore glasses, and had a long, mild, amiable face rather like a sheep.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie