How to Use proprietary in a Sentence

proprietary

adjective

• The investors have a proprietary interest in the land.
• The journalist tried to get access to proprietary information.
• The computer comes with the manufacturer's proprietary software.
• Its body is made from a proprietary polymer that saves weight.
  — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
• This is a case of a proprietary eponym, like Kleenex or Band-aid.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
• Each platform's moat is its proprietary dataset.
  — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• Those are all proprietary, but those could be standardized over time.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
• But twisting a piece of metal is not proprietary.
  — Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
• The data is messy or locked behind proprietary schemas.
  — Abhijeet Mukkawar, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• The Air comes with a proprietary charger.
  — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
• Perhaps this kind of info is too proprietary.
  — Scott Powers, New York Times, 1 June 2026
• Users can pose questions to the avatars, trained on proprietary data from the bank’s research team.
  — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 1 July 2026
• It’s built on proprietary data.
  — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• The company has access to vast amounts of data, much of it proprietary.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
• What makes your proprietary AI system unique?
  — Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
• The grid-pattern fleece has a proprietary treatment that keeps the body cool and dry during sweaty workouts.
  — Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2023
• For decades, companies fought to hook users on proprietary platforms.
  — Hugh Son, CNBC, 3 June 2026
• The age of the proprietary AI walled garden is ending.
  — Sridhar Ramaswamy, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
• The proprietary Prizm lens coating is meant to enhance both the color and contrast of your field of view.
  — PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
• To date, too much of the focus of AI is who is building the largest proprietary models.
  — Bill Ready, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
• Most proprietary longevity serum claims outpace the research.
  — Allison Palmer updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
• Most proprietary longevity serum claims outpace the research.
  — Allison Palmer june 12, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
• The brand's proprietary C-Firma is designed to be mixed by you before its first use.
  — Bianca Lambert, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
• The new program is based on what is called the nine hallmarks of mental health and well-being, which is a proprietary framework.
  — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
• The agent is powered by its proprietary AI model known as Apex.
  — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 June 2026
• Now the house has settled on a new proprietary color, dubbed Lanvin Blue.
  — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
• Right, unless you’ve been sold a proprietary investment that can’t be moved to a competitor.
  — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
• Rice starch and micro-starch—a proprietary blend—soaks up excess sweat and slip while restoring natural waves and bounce.
  — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2026
• The other compared that same proprietary cannabis tincture with opioids.
  — NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
• These figures are not the proprietary work of a data scientist toiling away late into the night.
  — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 27 May 2026