How to Use aptitude in a Sentence

aptitude

noun
Definition of aptitudenext
Synonyms for aptitudenext
  • The new test is supposed to measure the aptitudes of the students.
  • The size of the course plays to his strengths — mid-size irons — and his aptitude off the tee.
    — Dallas News, 11 May 2022
  • The prospects don’t have the skills firms need, but have shown the aptitude to learn.
    — Eric Morath, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018
  • If not this year, Gauff has shown the kind of aptitude on clay to win in Paris at some point in her career.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022
  • Smith showed his aptitude at the beginning of a long night.
    — Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • As a woman of many talents, Maye had the aptitude and desire to learn.
    — sun-sentinel.com, 23 June 2019
  • Spago has an aptitude for keeping up with the times but smartly keeps one foot in the past.
    — Patricia Escárcega, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • Part of the reason for the region’s wine-making aptitude lies in its unique climate.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Lovullo can say the same thing about his team’s aptitude on defense.
    — Bob McManaman, azcentral, 14 May 2018
  • But then there are those that do not have the basic aptitude discipline in needs.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The English accent stuck, and so did an aptitude for laying down roots in new soil.
    — Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Mar. 2017
  • What was different for Wohler was his aptitude in all of them.
    — Star Tribune, 8 Feb. 2021
  • But our aptitude for managing the future is no stronger than our skill at making sense out of the past.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2014
  • Sexton showed an aptitude for music at an early age and played the flute in the marching band at Cortez High School in Phoenix.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2021
  • And for people who share an interest and aptitude for life at that speed.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Those who spend time around Mayer rave about his talent and aptitude.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • More than an artist, Seurat had a keen aptitude for science.
    — Stephen James O’Meara, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2021
  • In the past, Giertz has displayed her aptitude for making robots that applaud or drop babies on the ground.
    — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2017
  • In keeping with this ethos, the hiring at Aman is based on attitude, not aptitude.
    — Hannah Seligson, Town & Country, 12 May 2016
  • Jones wasted little time showing his aptitude at the G League Elite Camp.
    — Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2021
  • Hawkins showed no obvious aptitude for the game, but Mr. Smith noticed one thing that was special about him.
    — New York Times, 18 Feb. 2022
  • He was remembered for his aptitude in the woods as well as his attitude.
    — Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
  • Instead of squandering that aptitude, the movie treats her as an action hero too.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
  • And, while many of the winners have shown a lifelong talent and interest in art, such an aptitude is not required.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Of course all our kids have a professional aptitude for sport.
    — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 24 June 2017
  • Elizabeth senses that the woman has the aptitude to become a physician, and tells her so.
    — TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Herbert, 24, has time on his side, less so franchise aptitude.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Great coaches have the aptitude to identify where someone will have the best impact.
    — Damon Lembi, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Without the same aptitude for collapsing the pocket, Dallas struggled to get Arizona off the field on third downs.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Robbie’s social aptitude and clever humor inch her closer to the curve.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2019

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