Example sentences for: improperly

How can you use “improperly” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Bragg also got the age of the crusading newspaper editor wrong, misstated the paper's circulation, and mistakenly described the method by which the sheriff defrauded the government (the sheriff cashed checks improperly made out to him; he did not cash checks made out to the government).

  • According to a big USAT investigative piece, two years after the ValuJet crash, airline passengers are still being endangered by improperly labeled or packaged hazardous materials on their flights.

  • Republicans have been floating a proposal under which the Senate, rather than voting to remove Clinton from office, would approve a resolution affirming that Clinton lied under oath and tampered improperly with the judicial system.

  • The NYT and WP , following up a story in Wednesday's Washington Times , report that a Pentagon admiral has been accused of improperly steering military contracts to the firm owned by the woman he was committing adultery with.

  • I do not believe there was any case in which this power was improperly used.


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