Sentence examples for somehow improper from inspiring English sources

Back then, in however twisted a way, the Kremlin rationalized holding dissidents in psychiatric wards because it saw their thinking as somehow improper — the Soviet state stood for something, and they were indeed, you could say, of a different mind.

"Senator Bruno is simply trying to divert attention by claiming that it was somehow improper for government employees to consider asking enforcement agencies to look into this matter," Ms. Anderson said.

If, as appears undeniable, the administration and many conservatives support Judge John G. Roberts for the Supreme Court at least in part because they believe that his Catholic faith will lead him to more conservative conclusions on issues like abortion, why is it somehow improper for the Senate to ask Judge Roberts whether his faith will influence his conclusions on issues like abortion?

Furthermore, the claim that it is somehow improper to base such a decision on prudential reasons seems to presuppose precisely what Pascal denies namely, that there are epistemic reasons on which one's decision might more appropriately be made to rest.

Back then they suggested that it was somehow improper for Warren to advise the President, his Cabinet, and anyone else they directed her to advise.

Refusing to have a political conversation about climate change now is akin to the insistence that the aftermath of a mass shooting is somehow an improper moment to talk about America's gun laws.

That seems irrelevant and improper somehow.

"Or did his wife send him on a junket?" When Joe Wilson criticised the administration publicly, Cheney's response was to insinuate that Wilson's wife - whom Cheney knew worked in the clandestine side of the CIA - was somehow doing something improper.

Any suggestion that the Review Board's remand decision is improper or somehow the result of a lack of diligence ignores ACICS's obligations based on accreditation criteria and is simply contrary to the facts.

Somehow, that sounds wrong.

Recently Dana Milbank, the Washington Post columnist, wrote about his own experience: a routine mortgage refinance with Citibank somehow turned into a nightmare of misquoted rates, improper interest charges, and frozen bank accounts.