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 the name of their school couldn’t be more appropriate.
  — Chelsea Greenwood Lassman, Teen Vogue, 1 Mar. 2018
• Be sure to purchase a fan that matches the size of the room and is appropriate for the height of the ceiling.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
• Oregon is off next week and the bye might come at the appropriate time.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2021
• The appropriate response, and the Aristotelian one, would be to agree with the spirit of the remark.
  — Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
• The brand states that the test is appropriate for people over two years old.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
• That might not be appropriate for some people, and there’s a time and a place.
  — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• Most of the humor is appropriate and breaks the tension of the non-stop battles.
  — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 31 Oct. 2017
• To use, just hold the sharpener steady on a table and pull the knife’s edge through the appropriate V slot.
  — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
• The appropriate response is to postpone the next two shows.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2022
• In these times, the grimmest of humor seems all too appropriate.
  — David Z. Morris, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2020
• At a dinner party, when is the appropriate time to present the hostess with a gift?
  — Southern Living, 12 July 2018
• If the book is deemed appropriate, the district plans to put it in the Whitehaven High School library.
  — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
• In the run-up to the New Year a set of glasses bearing signs of the Zodiac seems appropriate.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• Just add your own flavorings and push the button on top to add the appropriate amount of fizz.
  — Wired, 22 June 2021
• Tap it and you’ll instantly be whisked away to the appropriate screen.
  — Michael Simon, PCWorld, 6 Aug. 2018
• The intro riff alone marks a grand entrance, appropriate for a couple’s first day of the rest of their (after)lives.
  — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 29 May 2023
• Bare bones decor, as seems to be appropriate for Main Street.
  — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• This is not an appropriate amount of pressure to put on young girls.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2017
• 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
• Choose a high-quality grass seed blend that is appropriate for the amount of sun in your lawn.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022
• Yet there couldn’t be a more appropriate feature for what has become the face of the franchise.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• The play is appropriate for children, who will get a sense of why voting is such a big deal.
  — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2020
• Shoes should be appropriate for the terrain and sunscreen should be used and packed.
  — J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 July 2018
• 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
• One follow-up inquiry is appropriate — but give it a few days to a week and resist the urge to scold.
  — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
• In the appropriate field, please note that the gift is in Nancy’s memory.
  — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
• But left unresolved is who has the right to decide what is appropriate for each patient: parents and doctors, or the state legislature?
  — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
• Later, the medic apologized for freezing up before taking the appropriate action.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2024

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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.
• That kind of stuff was appropriated again in the '70s through The Sting.
  — Eric Eidelstein, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2017
• The city must appropriate the money to be able to spend it.
  — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 8 Nov. 2021
• The pair knew Congress would have to appropriate funds to purchase the land.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2020
• 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
• Once more, the wealthy turn the tables by appropriating the clothing of the poor.
  — Shelley Puhak, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
• Ed Ruscha appropriates the symbol of the car to address the meaning of things.
  — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 9 Apr. 2019
• The first version of the bill to emerge from the House appropriated no money for those programs.
  — Greg Larose, NOLA.com, 17 May 2018
• Sneak into the kitchen and appropriate the small turkey baster.
  — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 1 Feb. 2017
• 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
• 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
• The crux of Vance’s claim rests on a mechanism in the bill that ensures the availability of the funds Congress appropriates through the fall of 2025.
  — Noah Rothman, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
• 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
• But several states and cities have been slow to appropriate their funds.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 29 July 2021
• Sneak into the kitchen and appropriate the small turkey baster.
  — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 1 Feb. 2017
• The Quorum Court has appropriated about $18 million for the project.
  — Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2023
• For those projects to go forward, Congress would again have to appropriate funding for them.
  — Paul Sonne, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2020
• The money cannot be used for anything other than what it has been appropriated for.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 26 June 2019
• Congress has appropriated $60 million this year for such work, and NSF plans to spend similar amounts in the next 2 years.
  — Byadrian Cho, science.org, 22 June 2023
• To date, the state has appropriated just a fraction of the amount necessary to cover these costs, even as local and state elections loom.
  — Toriano Porter, kansascity.com, 8 June 2017
• 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 is asking voters on Dec. 8 to appropriate another $9.7 million for the project.
  — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2022
• The rest, to be covered by other city bureaus, has not been appropriated.
  — oregonlive.com, 15 July 2019
• 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
• Executive carry-forward is a process that allows agencies to spend money appropriated in one year during the next fiscal year.
  — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 9 Feb. 2024
• Adult autism clinics often don’t take insurance either, adding more barriers to appropriate care.
  — Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024