appropriate
Example Sentences
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"Once identified we need to implement appropriate management measures to bring about seabird recovery," she added.
From BBC
"I had to send over a couple of ideas, because I don't think the first few were appropriate," the comedian told ITV's Jonathan Ross Show.
From BBC
"This action sets a dangerous precedent. It chills private companies' ability to engage frankly with the government about appropriate uses of their technology," Givens added.
From Barron's
The found that a brand could risk seeming like a bully if it appropriated a comment from someone who seems vulnerable, like an elderly person.
“Like, what was this person doing? And why did they think that A, it was appropriate and B, that they would get away with it? Because they won’t.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.