: in an apt manner : in a way that is fitting or appropriate
… at the edge of the vast desert aptly named the Empty Quarter …—
Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine BrooksAll her albums have famously been autobiographical, and her latest, the aptly titled Speak Now, is filled with emotionally charged songs she wrote about the past two years of her life …—Joey Bartolomeo
Joey BartolomeoPaganism in Rome fell victim not to intolerance but to the "institutionalized egotism" (to use a phrase aptly applied to the absolutist monarchy of Louis XIV) that was a central feature of the late Roman imperial system.—Peter Brown
Peter BrownExamples of aptly in a Sentence
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The details are unclear, but the bar—which is notoriously difficult to find, and therefore aptly named—has for one thing maintained its quality with nothing short of steadfast joy.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2024
And Rear Window, Anatomy of a Murder, and Laura (the last of which is aptly named similarly to Twin Peaks' victim Laura Palmer) all concern investigating a murder case.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2024
The city and team signed a lease agreement for a new facility, aptly named Glendale Arena.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
In the visual, the duo is seen making woozy 360-degree rotations aptly timed to their bars and the beats.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
Cosmetics, just dropped a version of its own, aptly named, Bronzing Drops.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 16 Apr. 2024
In 2018, with her aptly titled LP Change the Whole Thing, Rose threw up her hands and began making the music that spoke to her.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Rodney Williams, who is organizing a three-day eclipse festival in Russellville, Ark., aptly called Total Eclipse of the Heart, got the idea to add a wedding component from the city’s tourism logo, which features a heart.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Elsewhere, the main bathroom, aptly dubbed the Throne Room, features a mural of Queen Elizabeth, gold wall appliques, onyx flooring, and a gold sink adorned with pearls and other jewels.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2024
And Rear Window, Anatomy of a Murder, and Laura (the last of which is aptly named similarly to Twin Peaks' victim Laura Palmer) all concern investigating a murder case.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2024
The city and team signed a lease agreement for a new facility, aptly named Glendale Arena.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
In the visual, the duo is seen making woozy 360-degree rotations aptly timed to their bars and the beats.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
Cosmetics, just dropped a version of its own, aptly named, Bronzing Drops.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 16 Apr. 2024
In 2018, with her aptly titled LP Change the Whole Thing, Rose threw up her hands and began making the music that spoke to her.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Rodney Williams, who is organizing a three-day eclipse festival in Russellville, Ark., aptly called Total Eclipse of the Heart, got the idea to add a wedding component from the city’s tourism logo, which features a heart.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Elsewhere, the main bathroom, aptly dubbed the Throne Room, features a mural of Queen Elizabeth, gold wall appliques, onyx flooring, and a gold sink adorned with pearls and other jewels.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
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