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Example Sentences
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What is an appropriate amount of time to wait to receive a thank-you note for a very generous wedding gift?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
They are using tools largely trained on Western data, making them ideal for creating "culturally appropriate" content.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
“We will keep asking the tough questions and once we receive answers we will take appropriate action.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Dickens’s readers balk at his use of caricature and coincidence, but as Mr. Keefe shows, both are appropriate for a money-mad city full of affluence and anonymity, weird proximities and sudden death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
When we reached the end of our sloppy, extemporaneous dance I started to perform a ridiculous curtsy that felt appropriate to the pantomime we’d been doing, but Luc held out his hand again.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing appropriate
Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 1-10
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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