How to Use propriety in a Sentence

propriety

noun

• They debated the propriety of the punishment that he was given.
• When attending a wedding, there are certain proprieties that must be observed.
• She conducted herself with propriety.
• The propriety of all this and what to do about it can be debated.
  — W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 21 May 2022
• There had to be at least one other woman with them for the sake of propriety.
  — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
• For instance, tea time involves its own rules of propriety, like how to hold a tea cup.
  — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 19 Sep. 2019
• The clash over Pelosi's remarks wasn't the only dispute Tuesday over the propriety of attacks on the House floor.
  — Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2019
• Whether his efforts questioning the propriety of the vote hurts his chances remains to be seen.
  — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2020
• For one long sequence, Hustlers loses its propriety and leers like the wolf in Looney Tunes.
  — Ross Douthat, National Review, 26 Sep. 2019
• Asked him about the propriety given he’s charged with conspiring to help Egypt.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2023
• Be clear and concise, and don’t cross the line of propriety during discussions.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021
• Yet even ethics experts are split on the propriety — and the global health consequences — of Olympic line jumping.
  — New York Times, 28 Feb. 2021
• The drive for freedom is strong, but the law of gravity — the inertia of propriety, patriarchy and state power — will win in the end.
  — New York Times, 13 May 2021
• Now, questions are bubbling about the propriety of the arrangement.
  — Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2020
• Whatever the propriety of using the White House in this fashion, each act was intended to smooth over Trump’s rougher edges.
  — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2020
• Why should propriety keep his motormouth stuck in first gear?
  — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2022
• The prime minister is very clear that proprieties were observed.
  — Danica Kirka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
• The propriety of such efforts came up at a Feb. 3 Zoom staff meeting, according to minutes of the meeting provided to The Times.
  — Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2021
• The investigation focused on the deletion by city staffers of about 150 city emails and the propriety of the city's partnership with the program, Make Your Date.
  — Joe Guillen, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2021
• The classic necklaces spoke of propriety and restraint.
  — Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2022
• Fuseli, a member of the Royal Academy, had to be aware of appearances—and propriety.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2022
• In-person voting is considered a right; thus, when doubt arises about a vote’s propriety, the law leans in favor of counting the vote.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 17 Dec. 2020
• Barr has defended the propriety of the department’s work.
  — Greg Farrell, Bloomberg.com, 12 Oct. 2020
• Plenty of outlets followed the Times’ lead, letting the thrill of writing about UFOs with a big wink overtake their normal sense of propriety.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 19 May 2022
• Against all propriety and etiquette, Jeanne moves to Versailles, where her arrival scandalizes the court.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
• Breaking through barriers of propriety is the way to success.
  — Charles Baxter, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
• Routhier says the films utilized Savannah College of Art and Design proprieties and many students worked on the films.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
• Some wonder about the propriety of working on a production when so many in the industry — the writers have been on strike since May — are walking the picket lines.
  — Nicole Sperling, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• And yet, Autumn de Wilde’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1815 classic follows just about every rule of propriety and etiquette of the era.
  — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 21 Feb. 2020
• Because of a desire to be close to others socially, our teens may cross lines of safety and propriety online.
  — John Duffy, CNN, 4 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024