improperly
Example Sentences
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In response to cases of law enforcement officers across the country improperly accessing Flock for personal reasons, the company rolled out a voluntary audit tool in April.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Fife Council said it was awaiting "formal confirmation" from an investigation into the incident, but an initial report did identify "improperly disposed batteries within the waste stream" as a possible cause.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Ohio’s attorney general last year filed a complaint against 14 trustees and officers of the college alleging they improperly used more than $2 million of restricted endowment funds outside donors’ intended purposes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Anthropic evaluated more than 141,000 "evaluation runs" and found that three different versions of its model, known as Claude, improperly accessed the systems of three unnamed organizations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
His rope was improperly tied; his bell had a tinny unimpassioned sound.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
