proper to

idiom

formal
: belonging to or suited to (something)
Are such violent emotions proper to poetry?

Examples of proper to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nor can it be performed with any clothing, gestures, or words that are proper to a wedding. Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2023 Brands and housekeeping manuals promptly pop up to educate white women in the attitudes, behaviors, and anxieties proper to the housewifely role. Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023 In Tuesday’s filing, prosecutors defend the use of a federal grand jury in the nation’s capital, as well as one in South Florida, to hear evidence in the matter, saying the two-pronged approach was proper to investigate criminal conduct that allegedly occurred in both places. Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023 That is, in addition to the technical expertise proper to their industry, these new leaders must also now be savvy enough to understand potentially disruptive trends across a dauntingly broad horizon, encompassing everything from climate to global political movements to technological breakthroughs. Chris Lowney, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021 Bostonians — a moniker claimed by residents living anywhere from Boston proper to as far away as, say, 30 miles outside the city — are, by and large, fiercely proud people. Malina Saval, Variety, 1 June 2022 An old tram takes you the short distance from Sóller proper to Port Sóller, considered one of Mallorca’s finest ports. John Oseid, Forbes, 2 May 2022 In light of all the circumstances of the life-or-death situation confronting them, Officers Amaya and Vinyard acted reasonably in their use of force, and did no more than was necessary and proper to perform their lawful duties as federal officers. Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022 Lack of access to transportation, proper to pharmacies, all have major consequences for public health, Jacobson added. Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2022

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“Proper to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proper%20to. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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