How to Use appropriate in a Sentence

appropriate

1 of 2 adjective

• Red wine would have been a more appropriate choice with the meal.
• The movie is perfectly appropriate to people of all ages.
• And that is an appropriate way to deal with this.
  — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 May 2026
• What type of hats are appropriate for a man to wear?
  — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
• But your ex is no longer the appropriate place to meet them.
  — Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
• Fill to the appropriate line, then pour and scrape out the cup.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
• Fung then asked what an appropriate length of time would have been.
  — Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• And for sure, there are times when this is appropriate.
  — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
• And the same goes for a trusty, work-appropriate shirt dress.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 3 June 2026
• The goal is to make scrolling less risky and much more age-appropriate.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
• One has moved home with me, so a change still doesn’t seem appropriate.
  — Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
• Oregon is off next week and the bye might come at the appropriate time.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2021
• This is not an appropriate amount of pressure to put on young girls.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2017
• The brand states that the test is appropriate for people over two years old.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
• But such comments are not appropriate and need to be called out.
  — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 21 Jan. 2021
• The staff will stock the rooms in advance with toys or gear appropriate for their age.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
• That might not be appropriate for some people, and there’s a time and a place.
  — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• Watch this video for tips on finding age-appropriate books for kids.
  — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
• In one way, Poitras’ third-line ride was appropriate for his skill set.
  — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• In these times, the grimmest of humor seems all too appropriate.
  — David Z. Morris, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2020
• Dog sweaters are appropriate for wear indoors on cold days.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
• But Fast said none of them felt appropriate.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
• As is age appropriate, talk with your kid about why an adult might want a hug or a kiss in greeting.
  — Miriam Foley, Good Housekeeping, 3 Dec. 2018
• Like all dog toys, puzzles toys must be size- and age-appropriate.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2023
• Instead, use safer toys like balls, rope toys, fake stick toys or appropriate chew toys.
  — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
• This, for now, is staying in the appropriate lane.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
• Jenna’s friend wants to set her up with a guy who’s age appropriate, owns a wine shop, and can spell.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 July 2023
• That means dresses, pantsuits, capri pants and slacks are appropriate.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2022
• Start by signing up using any of the appropriate links on this page.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• Keep tabs on everyone, take the keys away for a few days when appropriate?
  — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026

appropriate

2 of 2 verb

• The town has appropriated funds to repair the bridge and work should begin this summer.
• The economy has been weakened by corrupt officials who have appropriated the country's resources for their own use.
• Elements of the design were appropriated from other architects.
• But several states and cities have been slow to appropriate their funds.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 29 July 2021
• But in terms of taking a work of art and appropriating it with a robot?
  — Marah Eakin, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023
• All the while, those same friends would appropriate Black culture.
  — NBC News, 18 Oct. 2020
• Congress that year did not appropriate the full amount needed.
  — Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022
• Sneak into the kitchen and appropriate the small turkey baster.
  — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 1 Feb. 2017
• Once more, the wealthy turn the tables by appropriating the clothing of the poor.
  — Shelley Puhak, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
• On each, the plan makes clear that Congress will need to appropriate more money to the cause.
  — Tal Kopan, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2022
• The pair knew Congress would have to appropriate funds to purchase the land.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2020
• Courts hold neither the power to appropriate nor the power to spend.
  — Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
• That is, the world is a gullible circus, dragged down by poseurs who appropriate the false values of show business.
  — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
• The money cannot be used for anything other than what it has been appropriated for.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 26 June 2019
• Ed Ruscha appropriates the symbol of the car to address the meaning of things.
  — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 9 Apr. 2019
• For those projects to go forward, Congress would again have to appropriate funding for them.
  — Paul Sonne, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2020
• The rest, to be covered by other city bureaus, has not been appropriated.
  — oregonlive.com, 15 July 2019
• The defense policy bill does not appropriate funds but rather sets the policy for the year ahead.
  — Jonathan Carter, The Hill, 8 Dec. 2025
• Sign up Congress appropriates all the money and has the power to tax—and to declare war.
  — Norman J. Ornstein, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2023
• The first version of the bill to emerge from the House appropriated no money for those programs.
  — Greg Larose, NOLA.com, 17 May 2018
• That kind of stuff was appropriated again in the '70s through The Sting.
  — Eric Eidelstein, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2017
• Access to a full range of services, from job skills training to appropriate housing, is crucial.
  — Morgan Sykes, The Cut, 27 Apr. 2018
• Pence said before blaming Democrats for failing to appropriate for funds.
  — William Cummings, USA TODAY, 23 June 2019
• Comfort zones treated not as guides to appropriate behavior, but as hindrances to it.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2019
• There seems to be something delicious for eaters across the spectrum and appropriates the best of what each season seems to offer.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• The town must appropriate funds for the maintenance costs if private persons or cemetery trustees do not pay for the upkeep.
  — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
• In the spring, the Legislature could choose to appropriate money for child care.
  — Sophia Paffenroth Mississippi Today, Arkansas Online, 23 Nov. 2025
• Much of the funding that Congress appropriated, so far, has not been released.
  — Brendan Cantwell, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
• Some also talked about wearing the dress as a way to appropriate and reclaim a symbol and tradition that was once off limits to them.
  — al.com, 12 July 2019
• So, the funds use to resolve this claim were appropriated by Congress for this express purpose.
  — Alejandra Matos, Houston Chronicle, 2 May 2018