How to Use aptitude in a Sentence

aptitude

noun
  • The new test is supposed to measure the aptitudes of the students.
  • The prospects don’t have the skills firms need, but have shown the aptitude to learn.
    — Eric Morath, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The size of the course plays to his strengths — mid-size irons — and his aptitude off the tee.
    — Dallas News, 11 May 2022
  • Lovullo can say the same thing about his team’s aptitude on defense.
    — Bob McManaman, azcentral, 14 May 2018
  • There’s enough aptitude on the roster and the front office to make a wild-card bid work.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • And for people who share an interest and aptitude for life at that speed.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2019
  • But then there are those that do not have the basic aptitude discipline in needs.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • What was different for Wohler was his aptitude in all of them.
    — Star Tribune, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Those who spend time around Mayer rave about his talent and aptitude.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • What Godoy does have a great aptitude for, however, is video games.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Of course all our kids have a professional aptitude for sport.
    — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 24 June 2017
  • The Chiefs have an aptitude problem.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • So having that mental aptitude to learn and pick up schemes could help a good and creative coach get a ton out of him.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • He was remembered for his aptitude in the woods as well as his attitude.
    — Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
  • But his energy and aptitude on the boards looked to be in midseason form.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • 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
  • As a woman of many talents, Maye had the aptitude and desire to learn.
    — sun-sentinel.com, 23 June 2019
  • But there must be a method, some sort of expertise and aptitude for the assignment.
    — Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
  • The English accent stuck, and so did an aptitude for laying down roots in new soil.
    — Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Mar. 2017
  • Herbert, 24, has time on his side, less so franchise aptitude.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Part of the reason for the region’s wine-making aptitude lies in its unique climate.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Instead of squandering that aptitude, the movie treats her as an action hero too.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But despite his fearlessness and aptitude for risk, the surfer isn’t immune to the peaks and troughs of life.
    — Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
  • If the team stays bought in and the coach shows an early aptitude for resolving conflicts, change can be a good thing.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • 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
  • But the aptitude, not to mention attitude, starts with the teaching and tone set by a one-of-a-kind force.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2025
  • His aptitude for pitching, Cotham said, was more advanced than anyone he’s known at that age.
    — Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Great coaches have the aptitude to identify where someone will have the best impact.
    — Damon Lembi, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • In keeping with this ethos, the hiring at Aman is based on attitude, not aptitude.
    — Hannah Seligson, Town & Country, 12 May 2016

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