Get to know Impropriety better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like misbehavior or misbehaviour.
Impropriety in a sentence
Impropriety meaning
- The condition of being improper.
- An improper act.
- Improper language.
Synonyms of Impropriety
Using Impropriety
- The main meaning on this page is: The condition of being improper. | An improper act. | Improper language.
- Useful related words include: misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, status.
- In the example corpus, impropriety often appears in combinations such as: of impropriety, financial impropriety, impropriety in.
Context around Impropriety
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 12 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Impropriety
- In this selection, "impropriety" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, financial, sexual, let and levelled stand out and add context to how "impropriety" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about financial impropriety by willis and acts of impropriety and therefore. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "impropriety" sits close to words such as ache, advani and afi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with impropriety
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But an examination of campaign records shows no impropriety. (9 words)
The allegations of financial impropriety are coupled with claims of inappropriate behaviour by Bergman. (14 words)
Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth has had to deal with multiple allegations of misconduct and sexual impropriety, which he’s denied. (20 words)
We cannot support such acts of impropriety and, therefore, in our view, the only option for this court is to set aside the impugned judgment and remit the cases to the high court for a fresh decision,” the bench said, setting aside the judgment. (44 words)
In the usual fashion, cases of impeachment would always come in the form of allegations of financial impropriety and such other high-sounding phrases that will all sum up to mean gross misconduct as specified under section 188 of the Constitution. (41 words)
The letter continued, “For the avoidance of doubt, our client has neither been indicted nor found culpable of any act of financial impropriety in relation to her stewardship of the Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Ministry in Nigeria. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Commission of Enquiry: established the Piper Commission of Inquiry set up in November 1995 to investigate the sale of Grenlec No Evidence of Impropriety: The Piper Report did not note any evidence of impropriety.
But an examination of campaign records shows no impropriety.
If the appearance (and, in this case, reappearance) of impropriety can cause voters to lose faith in the system, the events of the past few months might go some way toward restoring it.
In the November 20 announcement, Mr Beasley said Mr Cui may have engaged in financial impropriety, including the nondisclosure of payments from Epsilon to Watercrest Asset Management, which Mr Beasley says is owned by Mr Cui.
Lest we be tempted to worry about the optics, because it has the appearance of impropriety, let us remind ourselves of the words of the Be’er Yosef.
There are even more stringent rules about who can and cannot donate to transition and inauguration entities to avoid any appearance of impropriety for an incoming elected official.
Hovde last week released a video in which he raised several debunked claims of impropriety during the election, all of which were refuted by Republicans, Democrats and nonpartisan elections officials.
In the usual fashion, cases of impeachment would always come in the form of allegations of financial impropriety and such other high-sounding phrases that will all sum up to mean gross misconduct as specified under section 188 of the Constitution.
Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth has had to deal with multiple allegations of misconduct and sexual impropriety, which he’s denied.
Roman's motion also raised grave allegations about financial impropriety by Willis and one of the special prosecutors in the case, Nathan Wade.
Shinkafi also dismissed Governor Lawal’s call for Matawalle to resign and clear his name of alleged financial impropriety while in office as governor, saying that it is laughable and a joke taken too far.
The allegations of financial impropriety are coupled with claims of inappropriate behaviour by Bergman.
The letter continued, “For the avoidance of doubt, our client has neither been indicted nor found culpable of any act of financial impropriety in relation to her stewardship of the Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Ministry in Nigeria.
The report titled Behind the Masks, due to be launched in Westminster on Monday afternoon, recommends ministers investigate the concerns it highlights, bolster its procurement practices and safeguards against impropriety.
They're asking swimmers to fundraise for the team, and they have fired two veteran coaches even though they had nothing to do with any financial impropriety.
We cannot support such acts of impropriety and, therefore, in our view, the only option for this court is to set aside the impugned judgment and remit the cases to the high court for a fresh decision,” the bench said, setting aside the judgment.
After their relationship ended, Profumo resigned from government and parliament after admitting his impropriety, which tarnished the reputation of the Conservative Party.
A judge has the ethical responsibility to remove him/herself from any matters where there could be even the appearance of impropriety.
Although election officials in battleground states have already certified Biden’s victory, however, US President Donald Trump continues to question the legitimacy of his win, accusing fraud and impropriety in the elections, Sputnik reported.
Frolick, who disputed all claims of impropriety levelled against him, agreed that he encouraged a reluctant Vincent Smith to meet Bosasa representatives in 2010.
Common combinations with impropriety
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of impropriety 30×
- financial impropriety 12×
- impropriety in 6×
- sexual impropriety 5×
- impropriety and 4×
- impropriety against 4×
- impropriety of 4×
- impropriety the 3×
- impropriety by 3×
- any impropriety 3×