impropriety

How To Use impropriety In A Sentence

• His whole appearance at such times excited disgust in that lady, and she would leave his presence as soon as possible, using even the term brute to express her disgust; Matthias too, would attempt to rouse him on such occasions, to a sense of impropriety, by exclaiming, "Why, Elijah! what are you saying, what are you about?" while other persons would remove his hand, and hold him. Fanaticism; Its Source and Influence, Illustrated by the Simple Narrative of Isabella, in the Case of Matthias, Mr. and Mrs. B. Folger, Mr. Pierson, Mr. Mills, Catherine, Isabella, &c. &c. A Reply to W. L. Stone, with the Descriptive Portraits of
• I had not changed my intellectual belief as to my correspondent's behavior, but the impropriety of complicating an awkward business by placing myself in the wrong to the extent of losing my temper was so obvious that I blushed in recalling the bombastic periods of the torn composition. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896)
• There are no allegations of impropriety against any other individual.
• If that were the case, Secretary White might justifiably (and lawfully) refuse to countersign the certificate on ethical grounds based on the manifest impropriety of Blago's action. Illinois Sec. of State Refuses To Approve Burris Appointment, But Admits He Really Can't Stop It
• Although none of this indicates any form of impropriety, it does illustrate the scale of the market and why many international investors are wary of it.
• Wouldn't the government have acted had it been another kind of corruption like financial impropriety or something?
• The student, Steven LaPier, filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday seeking $1.5 million and alleging that he was dismissed from the class because he was outspoken about the impropriety. Lawsuit details allegations of cheating at Prince George's police academy
• There was no suggestion of any impropriety, or lack of regard for rules of natural justice.
• The police are satisfied that there has been no impropriety,' he told one person who inquired. Times, Sunday Times
• Impropriety regarding cozy relationships with local politicians also surfaced.