inapposite
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Origin of inapposite
Example Sentences
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Mr. Sabet thinks the analogy is inapposite: “Alcohol has been a central part of Western civilization since before the Old Testament. It’s been used by the vast majority of those in the West.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But the equivalence is grossly inapposite for another reason, which is perhaps even more fundamental.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2022
But of course when that happens, states will rejoin that the court also dismissed disparate impact as inapposite.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2021
This type of verbal infelicity underscores the limitations of automatic, computerized word and spelling-check mechanisms, whereby a word or words can slip through undetected, regardless of the context of usage, however inapposite.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2019
He felt that this pseudonym was perhaps a little inapposite, but some impulse stronger than himself forced him to employ it.
From A Great Man A Frolic by Arnold Bennett
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