How to Use improper in a Sentence

improper

adjective

• It would be improper for me to ask such a favor of her.
• This is an improper diet for a growing teenager.
• He made some improper remarks.
• They claim to have evidence of improper police conduct.
• The doctor gave him an improper diagnosis.
• But the writ was the improper method to challenge the compact, justices ruled.
  — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
• In Kentucky during the 2017 eclipse, one person died when they were hit by a car while looking up at the sky in an improper place.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
• Yet while Angel made good on those terms, its method for raising money in the first place may have been improper.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
• Excess and improper use of the tool can damage the cuticles and nails, resulting in pain and thin, weak nails and skin.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 30 Oct. 2023
• This ensures the cuff isn’t too tight and will prevent discomfort from an improper fit.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 28 Mar. 2023
• At times, broad and vague language leaves it unclear where the line is between proper and improper conduct.
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
• Make no mistake, the birth of ChatGPT does not mark the emergence of concerns relating to the improper use of the internet in academia.
  — WIRED, 30 Jan. 2023
• But the suit claims the change to Chace’s will was improper because it was not witnessed by two independent witnesses.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
• The most common causes of a bird-of-paradise plant not flowering are too much shade and improper watering.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 3 Sep. 2023
• But most of the references to VIPs are not related to improper behaviour.
  — The Week Uk, theweek, 13 Jan. 2024
• The money was distributed quickly, leading to an increase in fraud and other improper payments, such as those that shouldn’t have been made or were made in the wrong amount.
  — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
• The charges are in connection with improper contact, not rape, Durrett said and court documents show.
  — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2023
• The evidence of improper interference is piling up by the week.
  — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2023
• Additionally, our expert noted that wearing these shoes caused pain in their knees, ankles, toes, and the balls of their feet, which could have been due to an improper fit.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• In recent weeks, defense lawyers have accused Willis and a top deputy of having an improper relationship, and the judge has set a hearing on that issue for Feb. 15, the same day as the hearing in New York.
  — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
• Those practices fell considerably when the market crash exposed the improper use of customer funds.
  — Steve Larsen, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Multiple studies suggest that these symptoms may be due to the improper regulation of dopamine levels in the brain.
  — Habibeh Khoshbouei, Fortune Well, 7 Apr. 2023
• Olson confirmed that the city had served the landowner with two citations: one for marijuana growth and one for improper zoning.
  — Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024
• There are the fraud cases, the election subversion, the hush money, the improper handling of classified documents, and the ballot challenges.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
• The aim is to reduce improper prescribing of these drugs by telehealth companies that boomed during the pandemic.
  — Jonel Aleccia, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2023
• Also check into the warranty and the return policy since improper care can void the warranty.
  — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
• Inspectors pointed to a history of improper maintenance, and photos show clear signs of trouble, such as walls that were bowed.
  — Abieyuwa Aghayere, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2024
• The improper access, company officials have said, was a misguided attempt at identifying the source of leaks to the press.
  — Brian Fung, CNN, 8 June 2023
• Marshall said this is the first time someone has complained about improper medication.
  — Stryens-Fernandes, al, 5 May 2023
• And that was the beginning of now, 30 years later, somewhere around 35 lawsuits all focusing in on the improper use of race and ethnicity in our public policies.
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024