propriety

Some play off a character’s propriety, all profit from the actor’s charm — which might be turned to evil ends but remain, for the viewer, you know, charming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

And if vulgarity can still shock—and amuse—by working on our alarmed sense of propriety, then we still have a sense of propriety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

But some academics say there are questions to answer over academic propriety.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

When asked by ABC News’ Mary Bruce about the propriety of hosting the prince, the president blithely dismissed the concern.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

The round usually began with a collective discomfort on the first tee, after Eisman turned up wearing something that violated the Wall Street golfer’s notion of propriety.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

He was concerned that if he died intestate, his proprieties would not be passed to Li.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

Ms Villiers told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The Prime Minister is very clear that proprieties were observed."

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2019

White says that the song was a declaration that the White Stripes weren’t going to observe punk proprieties.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 5, 2017

He allowed himself to be governed by the habits, proprieties and slower time scale of the Arab world.

From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2012

Upon arrival in the Himalaya, Pittman appeared to adhere as closely as possible to the proprieties of high society.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer