apropos

Example Sentences

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“Sometimes I like salty tastes,” said Duane suddenly, apropos of nothing.

From Literature

She incorporates films as seemingly irrelevant but surprisingly apropos as the Bela Lugosi horror movie “The Black Cat” and an Astaire-Rogers musical.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is especially apropos for Andersen, which priced its initial public offering on Dec. 16.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though it’s hard to read Vonnegut without stumbling upon some apropos nuggets of wisdom, like this one from his novel “Slapstick:” “Fascists are inferior people who believe it when somebody tells them they’re superior.”

From Los Angeles Times

I’ll go another round with it in a more apropos ring.

From Los Angeles Times