impropriety

Example Sentences

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Whether in interviews or the context of her films, Fennell doesn’t shy from the fact that she enjoys themes that flirt with impropriety or visuals that push the limits.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

However, Jackson's later years would be punctuated by scandal, including revelations of marital infidelity and financial impropriety involving his son and political heir, Jesse Jackson Jr, who served as a congressman from Illinois.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Much of the reportage in subsequent days focused on the impropriety of a president’s naming a military program after himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

But the appearance of impropriety is bad enough—and the temptation to act on insider information is just too high to continue allowing the status quo.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2025

He could not, he explained, “without manifest impropriety, make the avowal or disavowal you seem to think necessary.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis