aptitude

Example Sentences

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My son, a college librarian, has seen that phenomenon as well as a general erosion of research skills and decision-making aptitude among some students.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

At a basic level, it resembles a graduate programme for young female drivers who have shown an aptitude in junior levels of karting.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

This past Tuesday, the upstart alternative investment firm with an aptitude for private credit announced a financing deal for Meta Platforms’

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Although he was a staunch conservative from the beginning, Rubio showed early on an aptitude for sensing which way the wind was blowing.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

The floor, the walls, and the ceiling are all made of the same light panels, dim now, that glowed in the aptitude test room.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth