proper
Example Sentences
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In many dense Delhi neighbourhoods, lanes split unexpectedly, buildings look similar and proper addresses are often missing - things digital maps rarely catch.
From BBC
The defense had argued that proper protocol had not been followed during the search.
From Barron's
The woman “is a legal refugee who took the proper steps on the first available date to apply for a status adjustment,” wrote Davis, a Clinton appointee.
"It was your proper traditional social club," she said.
From BBC
“Think of what you could—” “If that man—Marik—decided he didn’t want to know, it must have been for a reason! I want to have a normal, proper, real life. One life. Mine.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
