How to Use inappropriate in a Sentence

inappropriate

adjective

• Her informal manner seemed wholly inappropriate to the occasion.
• We won't tolerate such inappropriate behavior.
• Louden does and says things that are inappropriate in the film.
  — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
• 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
• What’s the most inappropriate thing a fan has ever said to you?
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 July 2022
• 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
• But so, too, are the risks: the potential for bias, mistakes, and inappropriate use.
  — Mark Purdy, Harvard Business Review, 12 Dec. 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
• De León said in a statement that the comments were inappropriate.
  — John Antczak, ajc, 10 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Whether this outcome gives you hope or hives for the midterms, one thing is clear: Trump & Co. are not afraid to throw their cash around in increasingly inappropriate ways.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2025
• When crossed, Ginny flounces and says inappropriate things; when upset, Lot goes rigid and sputters and spits.
  — New York Times, 22 June 2022
• 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
• The complaint alleged that Gottlieb, who was assigned as an aide to the twins, used inappropriate methods to control their behavior in the classroom and on the bus to and from school.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
• 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
• 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, 15 Nov. 2023
• 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
• The app has a private messaging feature that can lead to inappropriate conversations with predators.
  — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Mar. 2025
• The inappropriate language Trooper Proctor used in private text messages read aloud in open court were mistakes that may warrant discipline and corrective action.
  — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025