properly

Example Sentences

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“We know what needs to be done to properly resume sales,” and those plans are under way.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Last thing: Do you think the Rock Hall has properly recognized punk?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

To eat it properly - deboning it deftly in the mouth - is, in his telling, almost a rite of belonging.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Wells, whose Virginia-based business is called Sarah Wells Bags, said CBP’s CSV template on Monday failed to download properly and wouldn’t open correctly for her.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

There had been hundreds of CDO deals—400 billion dollars’ worth of the things had been created in just the past three years—and yet none, as far as they could tell, had been properly vetted.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis