appositeness

Example Sentences

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I could not at the moment recall Enoch’s appositeness; so I had to ask a simple question, though I felt that by so doing I was lowering myself in the eyes of the lunatic:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

But in thinking out its details we may for the first time note its appositeness to the solution of the problem in hand.

From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin

In 1835 he published his elaborate treatise on Baptism, which was followed by other Tracts from different authors, if not of equal learning, yet of equal power and appositeness.

From Apologia pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry

Grief grinned to himself at the appositeness of it as "Lead, Kindly Light," floated out over the dark water.

From A Son Of The Sun by London, Jack

Of that there could be no doubt, and he used it with a native grace, a varied inflection and appositeness which made it seem a part of him, and therefore robbed it of objection.

From Checkers A Hard-luck Story by Blossom, Henry M.