Sentence examples similar to smacks of impropriety from inspiring English sources

The meeting smacked of impropriety and political pressure.

McCain and Flake advised the DOD to stop signing onto contracts that could even smack of "impropriety".

In this atmosphere, scores of public figures have rushed to call for bans on anything that smacks of Westernization or of moral impropriety — terms that are seen, in many quarters, as virtually synonymous.

It gave the appearance of impropriety".

"It has the appearance of impropriety".

Kemp has strongly denied claims of impropriety.

Both men dismiss any suggestion of impropriety.

Also see Kramer, Appearance of Impropriety (1981) 65 Minn.

Almost any half-suggestion of impropriety can make them twitch.

York tries to avoid even the slightest hint of impropriety.

(Both Brambilla and Gelmini also deny any claims of impropriety).