prim and proper
Example Sentences
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Early in her career, Swift had a reputation for being prim and proper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
Not only are viewers watching boldface names eat, they’re also watching them eat foods that are considered distasteful — which goes against the prim and proper image that celebrities are expected to uphold.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024
"It's not this prim and proper stadium as it would be in Wembley or London. It is what we are as a community and what Luton is."
From BBC ● May 16, 2023
“I’m trying to dismantle how classical music is just for the elite and you have to be prim and proper to enjoy it,” Kelly says.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022
The Wesleys were professional people, prim and proper, but not in a stuck-up way.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
