be apt
Example Sentences
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“Planned resettlement” suggests a more authority-led process, which, in some contexts, may be apt.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2022
An estimated 10 percent of the U.S. population has been diagnosed with diabetes, a number that may be apt to rise in the near future.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2022
Without a safe spot, the animal might be apt to claw at your chest in terror.
From Scientific American • Feb. 14, 2022
Any or all may be apt in understanding the challenges ahead for President Biden’s ambitious domestic and economic agenda.
From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2021
He seemed like a person for whom the word “jolly” would always be apt.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
