appropriate

Example Sentences

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"Everyone is very upset and sad and expects that appropriate action will be taken," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

He called the ruling a “necessary and appropriate response to what is clearly an unprecedented situation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Many” officials, according to the minutes, “judged that, in time, it would likely become appropriate to lower the target range for the federal-funds rate if inflation were to decline in line with their expectations.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

It said it would not have been appropriate to take forward a prosecution due to the circumstances and "extremely vulnerable nature" of the owners.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

One seems like the appropriate place to start counting, but doing so forces us to put zero in an unnatural place.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife