Examples of proprietorial in a Sentence
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Luxuriantly bearded Victorians felt deeply proprietorial about nature, and there was much patronizing sneering.
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Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 25 May 2023
Still, at its best the magic here is social – in a private dining room all your own, with waiters who take proprietorial pride in service, with a baked Alaska as finale, all reminders that a night like this is about more than dinner.
—Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 28 Dec. 2020
Still, why should the man who wrote these songs not take proprietorial pride in them?
—D.b., The Economist, 4 June 2019
Though attitudes are changing, many scientists are still quite proprietorial about their data.
—The Economist, 14 June 2018
One of them is the intensely proprietorial air brought to her by her fans.
—D.j. Taylor, WSJ, 7 July 2017
Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 25 May 2023
Still, at its best the magic here is social – in a private dining room all your own, with waiters who take proprietorial pride in service, with a baked Alaska as finale, all reminders that a night like this is about more than dinner.
—Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 28 Dec. 2020
Still, why should the man who wrote these songs not take proprietorial pride in them?
—D.b., The Economist, 4 June 2019
Though attitudes are changing, many scientists are still quite proprietorial about their data.
—The Economist, 14 June 2018
One of them is the intensely proprietorial air brought to her by her fans.
—D.j. Taylor, WSJ, 7 July 2017
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“Proprietorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proprietorial. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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