proper behavior
Example Sentences
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He pointed to the Bible’s account of Jesus healing a man on the Sabbath, in defiance of local customs about proper behavior on that day.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2022
Grinston said the new training, done in the first 72 hours of a soldier’s arrival, involves vignettes and role-playing to instruct troops on proper behavior and what to do if something bad starts to happen.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2022
Among the measures MLB has put in place to strengthen those protocols was to call for each team to designate a protocol-compliance monitor to ensure proper behavior.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2020
"In light of all the conversations happening at the national level, I wanted to address proper behavior in the fire station before things got out of control and things escalate," Terrazas said in the interview.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2018
Social groups for women encouraged lively exchange between old settlers and migrants, creating a willing audience for modeling proper behavior.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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