Sentence examples for proper meaning from inspiring English sources

You'll always have the multiplayer modes that capture millions of players, like those in the CoD and Battlefield, but other than slight differences, these have kind of become recycled memes – and I mean the proper meaning of that word, not the internet picture thing.

The fact that God transcends the proper meaning of these names does not mean that he ought to be called "non-being," "non-life," or "non-intellect".

He says the term doesn't have any proper meaning, though it's broadly understood to mean a town where local authorities don't make an effort to enforce federal immigration laws or hold undocumented immigrants in jail at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICEE).

Some purists criticize the use of "decimate" to mean "destroy" or "seriously harm," on the grounds that the only proper meaning is "to kill or destroy 1 in 10 of," a sense that has never been used apart from a direct reference to the ancient Roman custom from which it derives.

House and film are both, in the proper meaning of the word, wonderful.

And the parties have argued about the proper meaning of the statute's term "legal vote".

With no adults around, the four of us entered into a lengthy discussion about the proper meanings of swear words during which our leader, Jane, proudly announced that a "fuck means doing a poo".

Which begs the question, how do dictionary editors choose "dictionary-approved" words and their proper meanings?

Evans treated Harry in the proper manner, meaning, as a human being.

He said the main criteria for choosing the sites were proper geology — meaning an abundance of solid rock — and public acceptance.

Lonny Price, who has directed Ms. LuPone in all of her Ravinia appearances in Mr. Sondheim's works, staged the production effectively and essentially traditionally, even without a proper proscenium, meaning that the wings loomed so far off to the sides that the actors all but sprinted off and onstage at times.