apt
Example Sentences
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A bear market takes its name from the way a bear attacks, swiping its paws downward, an apt image for falling prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Perhaps a more apt quote comes from T.S Eliot: In my beginning is my end.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Larger companies—those with 500 or more employees—were more apt to say they were cutting routine workers, while keeping employment of “skilled technical” workers flat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The Brazilian, although an apt dueller, was caught watching the ball like many zonal markers do.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Families are apt to spend their evenings huddled around video players viewing the latest Schwarzenegger opus.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.