apropos

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Its rigorous order and deep perspective, enhanced by the receding lines of ship masts and rail tracks along the expansive quay, address his motif in a style apropos of its modern subject.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

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 • Dec. 26, 2025

During an appearance on The Late Show, when Stephen Colbert asked, apropos of nothing, if she has a favorite novelty flag to display at her home, Jackson laughed and offered a polite “no comment.”

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2024

Over and over again he kept bringing it up, apropos of nothing, as if on a loop.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2024

Suddenly, apropos of nothing beyond what was churning in his head and heart, C.P. said, “I don’t feel comfortable here.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson