improperly
Example Sentences
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The city of Santa Fe Springs had revoked the league’s access to its municipal fields over allegations the organization was improperly subleasing them to another nonprofit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
OpenAI said Friday it had alerted "dozens" of global institutions that their websites may have been impacted by its AI agents acting improperly.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Joshua Ferrer, an assistant professor of government at American University, said many legal residents charged with improperly voting don’t realize they weren’t supposed to do so.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Managers improperly calibrated testing equipment and questioned results showing elevated contamination, Dixon said in her affidavit, while equipment that recorded contamination was taken out of use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
His rope was improperly tied; his bell had a tinny unimpassioned sound.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
