proper
Example Sentences
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“It was just full of very proper people, but very judgmental, and there were secrets on the street,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
Without the proper care, it can become impossible to reconcile and send anyone down a dark path, away from their core humanity.
From Salon
Department officials are required to seek permission for traveling for department-related business, but the report found that a lack of proper record-keeping meant investigators were “unable to evaluate the key takeaways and potential benefits.”
From Los Angeles Times
Next year, the room will get its proper wallpaper.
Judge Christopher Smith asked Mr Malik's barrister Angus MacDonald if he had advised his client that if he chose not to give evidence, the jury "may draw such inferences as appear proper".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
