How to Use aptitude in a Sentence

aptitude

noun
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  • The new test is supposed to measure the aptitudes of the students.
  • His scores on a key aptitude test used in Wake, however, fell short of the level required to be placed in gifted classes.
    — charlotteobserver, 18 May 2017
  • Kindergarten and first grade students are tested for aptitude before admission.
    — Christopher Harress, AL.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The recruiters said prospective recruits must pass aptitude, physical and medical tests.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 30 May 2017
  • The bad guys show precious little aptitude for personal transformation.
    — David Gelles, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2017
  • And what message does a policy to steer everyone to science and technology send to children who are smart but have little interest in or aptitude for those things?
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2017
  • All of those plate appearances have come this season at the major league level, where Cordoba continues to show uncommon aptitude.
    — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 May 2017
  • Researchers hoped to find those biological structures that passed down human traits, including the sources of differing aptitudes and behaviors.
    — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Aug. 2017
  • Curiosity, technical aptitude, and business understanding, are the hallmarks of those excelling in this field.
    — Virginia Tech, The Seattle Times, 11 Sep. 2017
  • 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
  • Based on aptitude, though, the Rangers are likely to challenge him with a start at Double-A Frisco.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • Work was supposed to be a promised land of fulfillment, a place where your aptitudes would flourish and—bonus—you’d get paid.
    — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 1 July 2024
  • The big problem, though, is that Matthews and his actors have little aptitude for the Brooks style of comedy.
    — Daryl H. Miller, latimes.com, 11 July 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
  • That approach required belief in both Williams’ football aptitude and his mental toughness.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Just weeks after his birth, Rhythm was already displaying evidence of a natural aptitude for dance in videos Sagi received from the breeder — lying on a bed while tapping and crossing his paws, and also walking backward.
    — Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024

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