aphoristic
Example Sentences
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Kate Riley follows Ruth from childhood to middle age, writing with kindness, hilarity and aphoristic brilliance about this eccentric woman, a lost lamb who never actually leaves the safety of the flock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
That’s nothing new: For decades, Davis has specialized in aphoristic stories that thrive on wordplay, rhythm and irony while avoiding easy sarcasm or dad jokes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
At Bridgewater Hall, Selaocoe channeled this history through aphoristic pronouncements, telling the audience: “The future is in the past.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Then she’d give me some sage, aphoristic advice.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
If Beethoven ever looked into his works, he cannot be said to have read them; they were too aphoristic and enigmatical for his taste.
From Life of Beethoven by Anton Schindler
