properly

Example Sentences

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All bikes must be properly labeled by retailers, and law enforcement is encouraging parents to look at what kind they buy, or have purchased, for their kids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Whether the plumber directly caused the problem, failed to identify an underlying issue, or repaired one faulty component only for another to reveal itself, the result is the same: the cistern does not function properly.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

It should be on ensuring that those affected are heard and that any outstanding questions are properly examined.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Treasury must sustain its conviction that properly deployed, economic power profoundly complements traditional military and diplomatic tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The Hitler salute was law, and the Patrol Force reprimanded anyone who did not salute properly.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti