wrong sort

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

the incorrect or inappropriate type of person or thing

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Examples (10)

  • He's the wrong sort for this delicate job; he lacks the necessary patience.
  • I think we've accidentally ordered the wrong sort of raw material for this project.
  • She felt like the wrong sort of person in such an intellectual and formal gathering.
  • That kind of aggressive marketing is definitely the wrong sort of approach for our brand image.
  • The committee decided he was the wrong sort of candidate to truly represent their values.
  • If you're expecting instant results, then you've got the wrong sort of expectations for this process.
  • Buying cheap, unreliable equipment is often the wrong sort of economy; it costs more in the long run.
  • We need to ensure we're attracting the right talent, not the wrong sort who won't fit our team culture.
  • His comments were taken as the wrong sort of humor by the audience, leading to awkward silence.
  • They soon realized they had chosen the wrong sort of strategy for market entry, losing valuable time.