be apt

Example Sentences

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According to Andy Ellis, an information security expert and lifelong Tolkien fan, Palantir's name may be apt, but it was "not well thought through."

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2023

“Planned resettlement” suggests a more authority-led process, which, in some contexts, may be apt.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 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