How to Use inappropriate in a Sentence

inappropriate

adjective
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  • Her informal manner seemed wholly inappropriate to the occasion.
  • We won't tolerate such inappropriate behavior.
  • That is possible if the Supreme Court agrees with one D.C. judge that the charge is an inappropriate use of the law.
    — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
  • What scares Teigen the most about iPad time is the large amount of inappropriate ads her kids are served while watching YouTube videos.
    — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
  • But for the spectacle to matter, a school board member had to declare the words were inappropriate for the crowd who came to hear them.
    — Elle Reeve, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Gay groups were banned from the parade the next year on the grounds that their presence was inappropriate for a celebration of a Catholic saint.
    — Liam Stack, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
  • But wait a minute: Willy keeps on looking at the camera, and David keeps telling him to stop saying inappropriate things.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
  • At the time of demanding to be let in, Officer Grayson chose to speak to the young girl in an inappropriate manner . . .
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
  • If the case is moot today due to inappropriate behavior/lack of standing on the part of the plaintiff (Laufer) then the case was moot at the beginning.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But this time the crew members were fired for inappropriate behavior that caused production to break the fourth wall and step in.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 9 Aug. 2023
  • That may let your friend in the pickup offer you an inappropriate salute.
    — Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
  • Jack’s anger really is over-the-top and inappropriate, and would be during any era.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The statements use words that imply that drag is inappropriate and should be done in private.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 June 2023
  • Look at other ways that your child might be exposed to inappropriate language, such as in movies or video games.
    — Amy Morin, Parents, 3 July 2024
  • Some crews are feminist, some crews are just trying to get the job finished, and some crews are inappropriate.
    — Tasha Reign, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2023
  • And my daughter has taken to running around singing the lyrics to ‘Don’t Tell Mama,’ which are wildly inappropriate.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
  • As for his sleeping in the same bed with his older sister, that’s highly inappropriate.
    — Dear Annie, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Beth Stelling, who has a new special on Netflix, delights in inappropriate laughs — none more so than in her bits about aging and childhood.
    — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • There is no age where using the word cancer would be inappropriate, according to Amodio.
    — Mia Taylor, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Beyond the inappropriate comments, viewers also had issues with his scores, which were all over the place.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Mujahid said in May Raisi’s comments were inappropriate and could harm ties.
    — Time, 7 Aug. 2023
  • First dates are often the scene of inappropriate questions.
    — Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
  • His son, Mohamad Dahir, is the owner of the store and said that his father's comments were inappropriate and were due to English being his second language.
    — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
  • But there were other instances of inappropriate comments made by Big John that were harder to dismiss, sources tell Rolling Stone.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Nearly a third of those surveyed said the convictions and sentences for hundreds of people for their role on that day were inappropriate and should be overturned.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
  • After that, more girls, many of them fans who claim to have been underage at the time, came forward with their own accounts of inappropriate behaviour by Payne.
    — Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
  • But this word 'genocide' is getting thrown around in a pretty inappropriate way by lots of different folks.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The decor is a little too Versailles for my taste, but that’s not entirely inappropriate for a temple of classic French cuisine.
    — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
  • Currently, mis-triage (inappropriate care) happens nearly a third of the time—often when the emergency room is backed up or short-staffed.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • In 1986, Baker first broached the topic in a note to the cardinal after Mahony appealed for priests to report inappropriate behavior, according to internal church records.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024

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