Sentence examples for properly old from inspiring English sources

Not fancy sci-fi ones either, but properly old and grimy ones.

The first was to his family and many friends, for he would have grown old, properly old, so superbly.

The aroma Mr. Kitson noticed when he first poked his head into Church's attic — it "smelt like a properly old book" — perfumes his monologue too.

For the Kickstarter campaign at its higher $50 backing level, Studio Neat is also marketing a turned hardwood handle and a wrist strap; properly old-school, but it feels great in the hand and, while simple, does a great job of making the phone just that little bit easier to handle.

New land rights were granted that did not properly match old informal rights.

Properly tended, old vines tend to yield finer grapes than younger ones.

The Kenyans accused the ministry of failing to properly clear old training grounds used by the British Army since the 1950's.

The company would pay to properly cap old landfills on the site that are leaching contaminated liquid into nearby waterways and emitting methane gas as a result of the decomposition of organic matter.

But if you crave a properly creepy old spine-chiller, don't miss Vampyr (Sun, 10pm, Sky Arts 1), Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1931 flick about a man called Allan (stay with me) who goes to a dark guesthouse and is quickly embroiled in blood-based badness before the whole thing climaxes in a denouement that actually makes flour scary.

Relevant facts include, whether the item works properly, how old it is, and whether there is any damage to it.

It missed out on a further £16bn by failing to properly target older consumers, Barclays says.