properly

Example Sentences

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Ramaphosa said efforts would be made to ensure all informal shops were properly registered by the small business development department.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

As a nameless licensee told The Times in 1984, a properly promoted Sam “could do $200 million.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

If done properly this would be only a minor delay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Sokoloff, 37, alleged Mejia did not properly utilize the controller’s office to run audits on city departments and failed to keep up the auditing pace of his predecessor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The doctor, I told Karl, thought she couldn’t have eaten properly for weeks, maybe months, before she came in.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo