proper
Example Sentences
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"He was tall, proper tall, and had really good air speed which stood out in my mind," Nielsen says.
From BBC
She encountered three young hikers who looked to be in their early 20s, she said, and warned them against continuing because they didn’t have the proper equipment.
From Los Angeles Times
As a result, stem cells divide more frequently and without proper regulation.
From Science Daily
It’s proper to note that just because something is scheduled to enter the public domain, that doesn’t mean legal wrangling over its copyright protection is settled.
From Los Angeles Times
That could increase pressure on speculators with leveraged positions to sell in order to maintain the proper margin for futures contracts expiring in March.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
