aptness

Example Sentences

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While offensive lineman Dylan Parham has plenty of upsides, offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo might look to address the Raiders’ third-round pick’s aptness for false-start penalties.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2022

The aptness of “Come From Away” for a 9/11 remembrance is irrefutable.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2021

I think of the aptness of the fire hydrant as a metaphor for dousing our inflamed national discourse.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 24, 2018

Consider the following line, which, whatever its aptness, makes for an exuberantly buffoonish conditional: "If Dom Pérignon is the Porsche 911 Carrera of the wine world, then Dom Pérignon Rosé is the 911 Turbo."

From Slate • May 5, 2012

“Tree-ear! Eh, again you see the aptness of your name. You are like the ears of a scrawny little tree, noticed by none but hearing all!”

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park