aptly
Example Sentences
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"It's a breakdown job," trainer Ben Davison aptly told him between rounds.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
His book’s first chapter is aptly called “Advantages,” since coming from nothing gave him an outsider’s perspective—and fierce ambition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
One of the mansion’s signature characters is, aptly, a tortured bride.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
Twenty-five years ago this month, VH1 released an extremely loose TV movie adaptation of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella, “A Christmas Carol,” aptly titled, “A Diva’s Christmas Carol.”
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
Let us study war as if it were, as Einstein aptly called it, an illness of childhood.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.