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.
• Hikers have reportedly tackled the trails with improper gear, leading to injuries, and littered on the mountain.
  — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
• The question here was whether the billing process was improper.
  — Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
• But the writ was the improper method to challenge the compact, justices ruled.
  — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
• Police charged the man with OVI and making an improper turn.
  — cleveland, 17 Jan. 2023
• He was charged with improper handling of a firearm in a vehicle, a felony.
  — Lucia Walinchus, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022
• The improper use of a breast pump can cause irritation and damage to your breasts.
  — Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 30 July 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
• What are the risks of improper pruning? Improper pruning, especially at the wrong time of the year, can result in the death of the tree or shrub.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
• The members of Right Said Fred aren’t the only artists to call out Beyoncé for improper use of their music.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2022
• As far back as 2020, there were concerns raised about the business’s improper storage of bodies.
  — Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
• 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
• The idea that prayer is improper at big-time sporting events was forgotten on Monday night.
  — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 5 Jan. 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
• Only one of the five judges, Judge David Friedman, appeared to clearly believe that the lawsuit against Trump was improper.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
• And maybe that’s the whole point: the substance of this case about business records was always going to be about more than improper reimbursements.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 May 2024
• Lewis, who was wanted on charges of domestic violence, assault and improper handling of a firearm, was in bed at the time of the shooting.
  — Cole Behrens, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
• The driver of the pick-up truck was given a ticket for making an improper turn, according to police.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 20 Oct. 2022
• The city’s budget woes come after a 2023 state audit deemed its decades-long sales tax agreement with Apple improper.
  — Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
• 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
• Both had a bit of trouble in college over alleged improper payments.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. 2022
• The condition can cause improper nutrient absorption, decreased appetite, or diarrhea.
  — Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024