properly
Example Sentences
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“However, these protections were not in place. They were not applied properly and these weaknesses appear to have been pre-existing.”
It was as the morning interview and phone-in show host on LBC from 1976 that he properly began to make a name for himself.
From BBC
“Placing assets in a properly structured trust can protect them from fraud and undue influence. In cases of diminished capacity, legal guardianship may be necessary to prevent financial abuse.”
From MarketWatch
And throughout the complex, home to nearly 5,000 people, fire-department officials and residents said that fire alarms weren’t properly functioning.
"We cannot be arrogant. If we don't prepare properly, we know what happens. We have to start with intensity, stay within our standards, and give everything."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
