more proper
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Like Mr Barnes, Mr Lewis says getting more proper truck stops is a "big thing" for all drivers.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024
But what makes it more proper than the American style, i.e. eating with tines facing upward, and switching your fork from the left hand to the right once you've cut your food?
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022
Morgan decided to build a new repository for his impressive book and art collections, he had passed over the flamboyant White and turned to his more proper partner, Charles Follen McKim.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022
By design, Wooden did not receive a season’s worth of ceremonial sendoffs, but in some small way, maybe the sport’s zealots were cheated a bit by not being able to say a more proper goodbye.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2022
His family had to be rich enough to pay for an extensive education, however, so it would be more proper to call his origins obscure rather than lowly.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
