be proper
Example Sentences
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“There has to be proper security, vetting for folks coming in from other countries,” Padilla agreed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
For filler and the "myriad of other products that are out there", Dr Hoo thinks there should be "proper training".
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
“Since I do not believe my impartiality can reasonably be questioned, I do not think it would be proper for me to recuse,” he wrote.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
On Monday, Sarah Dines, a Home Office minister, described the barge as “basic but proper” and said that it would send “a forceful message that there will be proper accommodation but not luxurious.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
She wished for her pipe, but hours remained of this court session, and it wouldn’t be proper to leave until Georgina departed.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
