Sentence examples for improper thing from inspiring English sources

But in retrospect, he added, "it appeared to be an improper thing".

"To come in and create chaos for no reason whatsoever, other than to just take away from the joy of the holidays for other people, is shallow and an improper thing to do," he said.

"This is the most fundamental and important decision this country will have to take for the next generation," he told BBC Radio 4's PM. "It is isn't just about adding some silly little clause to the Queen's Speech - an entirely, in my view, improper thing to do in the first place".

I can't have people come here who do improper things like hold each other".Many of the younger guests chafed at the stuffiness of the place.

Conversely, each suspect's lawyer told their respective jury essentially the same thing — their client was not one of the gunmen, and, whatever other improper things he might have done before or after the shooting, there is not enough evidence that he acted in concert with the killer to warrant a murder conviction.

Again they balk, "indignant at being forced to do terrible and improper things" (b1).

It said Father Gorak had said "improper sexual things" to a woman who worked for the church.

But it's classy and ingenious, if somewhat pleased with its own deviousness: one of its most shameless narrative tricks involves, of all things, improper use of a truth drug.

"The actual event might not be the harmful thing, but improper training could be," said Dr. Joel Brenner, director of the sports medicine program at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk, Va.

Exposing improper conduct is one thing.

Of course other senators have done things as improper as McCarthy, which may be used as a defense for him.