How to Use proprietary in a Sentence

proprietary

adjective

• The investors have a proprietary interest in the land.
• The journalist tried to get access to proprietary information.
• The computer comes with the manufacturer's proprietary software.
• This is a case of a proprietary eponym, like Kleenex or Band-aid.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
• They’re custom-made with a proprietary blend of spices and fillings— and that perfect snap.
  — Town & Country, 13 June 2023
• The grid-pattern fleece has a proprietary treatment that keeps the body cool and dry during sweaty workouts.
  — Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2023
• The brand's proprietary C-Firma is designed to be mixed by you before its first use.
  — Bianca Lambert, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
• The company has access to vast amounts of data, much of it proprietary.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
• Year-to-date, the company reports a 2.13% decrease in the value of its own proprietary index of fine wines.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 July 2023
• With a proprietary membrane that Arc’teryx developed with Gore-tex, these bib pants will keep you dry — even in wet slush.
  — Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
• The reason for the emergence of new models is because proprietary models in many ways are the AI version of vendor lock-in.
  — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• In 2021, a white-dial Speedy was released in Omega’s proprietary Canopus white gold.
  — Chris Hall, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024
• Those are all proprietary, but those could be standardized over time.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
• The Aquasana only uses one proprietary filter and each filter lasts for 300 gallons or about six months.
  — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
• There's a proprietary connector in the middle and what looks like some support towers on either side.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
• Its swimsuits can cost up to $800 and are made with peau douce, a soft, clingy proprietary fabric that incorporates polyamide and spandex.
  — Laura Reilly, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• The best part about these pants is that they’re crafted from the brand’s proprietary Ultra Stretch fabric, which offers plenty of freedom of movement.
  — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
• Remarkably, the firm designs with proprietary A.I. software, 3-D prints many of the parts, and assembles them with its own 22-robot cell.
  — Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 18 June 2023
• This piece is made from the brand’s proprietary ZnO fabric, which is ultra soft and cooling, with top-notch zinc oxide protection.
  — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
• Shortly after the verdict was read, Trump posted on Truth Social, his proprietary fan site.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2024
• It is a proprietary faith: no one better tell me what to do with my own land.
  — Lance Morrow, Time, 11 Sept. 2000
• These shoes have proprietary shock absorption, but some hikers on longer or more rugged hikes might prefer a model with a rockplate.
  — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
• The true hero, though, is the proprietary torque-control system that conveys oomph from front to back and side to side—concurrently and in milliseconds—via those three motors plus a touch of brakes.
  — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2023
• True Upside could not operate any proprietary ports, meaning each charger would have to be open to all drivers.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
• The Air is powered by Apple's proprietary M1 processor, which gives it the oomph to run high-end creative applications and games.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 15 Aug. 2023
• The brand's proprietary fabric wicks sweat with ease and helps keep women cool and comfortable, especially at night when full bedding is a must.
  — Zee Krstic, goodhousekeeping.com, 11 May 2023
• The road for many of these companies has certainly not been smooth, even with proprietary research advancements at the core of their business model.
  — Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 14 June 2023
• The final version won’t be black, either; thecovering is designed to hide proprietary features of the suit.
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
• There, on the day after the Jan. 6 riot, Trump allies copied sensitive and proprietary software used in voting machines throughout the state to hunt for ballot fraud.
  — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• Amazon’s own figures for the games, which combine proprietary data with the Nielsen numbers, were somewhat higher, but the ad business for the games is determined by the Nielsen figures.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024