appropriately

Example Sentences

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Kearns continued: "The child was completely dry. They had a nappy in situ, which appeared to be appropriately placed."

From BBC • May 5, 2026

His night ended with him appropriately surrounded in the locker room by teammates who were bleating like goats.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

“Monsanto’s involvement with the Williams et al paper did not rise to the level of authorship and was appropriately disclosed in the acknowledgments,” Bayer said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The 7th District, which looks like a scorpion, is appropriately dastardly, stretching from mountainous country in the western part of the state straight to expressways over the Potomac River into Washington D.C.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

“Very well, Miss Larsen. I will look into other possibilities, and leave you in charge of Dorothy for a few days. Young lady, I trust that you will be appropriately polite and well behaved.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline