be proper
Example Sentences
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“Since I do not believe my impartiality can reasonably be questioned, I do not think it would be proper for me to recuse,” he wrote.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
On Monday, Sarah Dines, a Home Office minister, described the barge as “basic but proper” and said that it would send “a forceful message that there will be proper accommodation but not luxurious.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
His partner, Diana, said: "There needs to be proper evidence-based care and real accountability and recordkeeping and aftercare - all of that stuff that's been so sorely lacking."
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2023
Braun, who has spoken only briefly before at the trial to confirm his personal details, pushed back against that characterisation, saying he had relied on what he believed to be proper accounting and auditing.
From Reuters ● Feb. 13, 2023
Wouldn’t be proper, leaving Pluto’s daughter on the wrong side of the river.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
