proper conduct
Example Sentences
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In Sonny’s notebook, every observation is a moral choice, a mini-essay about what proper conduct is, what failure is, how you might get past it, and what our responsibilities to others might be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
"These incidents are so minor that they do not affect the proper conduct of the process," he added, without giving details.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
One does not need to reach back to the 18th century to find leaders who had a strong sense of proper conduct in public life.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
They will say there are "important issues of principle at stake" affecting the rights of individuals and "the proper conduct of government".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023
And any one,—though she knew it wouldn't be considered proper conduct in a mother to make such a remark,—any one would know Kate was not a servant.
From Old Friends and New by Sarah Orne Jewett
