be proper

Example Sentences

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It’s a great piece of noise music, but it’s free jazz, and it’s not even following the structures of what you know to be proper jazz behavior.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

"The cars need to be more affordable and there needs to be proper infrastructure," Stephen Kane said.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

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

Braun, who has spoken only briefly before at the trial to confirm his personal details, pushed back against that characterisation, saying he had relied on what he believed to be proper accounting and auditing.

From Reuters • Feb. 13, 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