apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?. From LearnThat.org. [www.lexipedia.com/english/apropos]
Your letter arrived apropos. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
That's what I get for second-guessing my initial choice of "apropos". From Wordnik.com. [Hillary's Speech: Words Don't Matter, Work Does] Reference
Nothing could be more "apropos" to quote Walter's expression. From Wordnik.com. [Hector's Inheritance, Or, the Boys of Smith Institute] Reference
I think "apropos" and "man - k" are the same thing -- so we're on the same track. From Wordnik.com. [Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community] Reference
Which seems kind of apropos, seeing as there's yet another new contestant in that area. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Python] Reference
Yeah, and trying to remember how to spell "apropos" can be kinda tough. too many commands. From Wordnik.com. [Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community] Reference
I once had a boss who thought that "apropos" was an exact synonym for "appropriate" - e.g. From Wordnik.com. [Libertarian Blog Place] Reference
PS in French, the club would be the Con d'Or, which has an entirely different, yet somewhat apropos, meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
"And 'apropos' of that, pardon me, -- what villain made your coat?. From Wordnik.com. [The Parisians — Complete] Reference
"And apropos of toilettes," cried his son, springing up. From Wordnik.com. [The Diamond Coterie] Reference
I cried, apropos of nothing except that I did feel pangs. From Wordnik.com. [Valley of the Croen] Reference
"Now why, apropos of nothing, should you mention her name?". From Wordnik.com. [Love at Paddington] Reference
"Which reminds me," Mollie cried, apropos of nothing in particular. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue] Reference
Japanese than such digressions, made without the slightest apropos. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) Mr. SYLVESTER: Very apropos, I would say, yeah. From Wordnik.com. [Teen Chef Is On The Case In New Mystery Series] Reference
"Blue is Cynthia's colour," Mrs. Treadwell next remarked apropos of nothing. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Hills] Reference
Since that is where it all began, panning the lense way back seemed apropos. From Wordnik.com. [Sheila Tendy: Love on the Other Side of The Street - Can Hope Conquer Wall Street's Woes?] Reference
But with the - k or - apropos option, it expects the argument to be a keyword. From Wordnik.com. [Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage] Reference
"Does anyone die happily?" asks Ian Copestake, apropos the funky Chelsea captain. From Wordnik.com. [MSK Zilina v Chelsea - as it happened] Reference
More recently a precisely parallel anecdote has been attributed to Dr. McCosh, apropos of. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
But in the alternate reality of the hit drama "24," the question would be downright apropos. From Wordnik.com. [Diversity Training] Reference
He once said something apropos of trees that I think of whenever I'm inclined to cut one down. From Wordnik.com. [Until They Fall Down] Reference
He once sent this same lady, apropos of the return of the shirt-waist season, a dozen neckties. From Wordnik.com. [The Bibliotaph and Other People] Reference
The GNU utilities also have ` ` long forms '' for the options; the long form of - k is - apropos. From Wordnik.com. [Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage] Reference
I answered a very unimportant letter, and apropos of a sentence, I explained myself; that was all. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
"I used to drink coffee, but I've given it up because of my wife," he announces, apropos of nothing. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Got Away] Reference
This led him to say apropos of an obscure critic who had assailed one of the poetical masters: 'When the. From Wordnik.com. [The Bibliotaph and Other People] Reference
She will cultivate the insinuating art of shaking hands, of smiling sweetly, and of making apropos remarks. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
The client's name has “Gold” in it, like Goldfinger, Goldfinch or Goldenrod, as is, I suppose, apropos. From Wordnik.com. [Garden Goddess for Hire] Reference
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