am adopting
- present progressive of adopt (1st person singular).
Example Sentences
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At the same time, her son is aware that I am adopting his little brother and I don’t want him to feel left out of the family.
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2017
“To deal with the subject, I am adopting and transforming some of the gopnik rituals and habits, placing myself in contexts that repulse me.”
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2014
The regimen I am adopting is precisely that in vogue on the Ark, only I didn't have the help I have now, and things got into very bad shape.
From The Pursuit of the House-Boat by Bangs, John Kendrick
The regimen I am adopting is precisely that in vogue on the Ark, only I didn’t have the help I have now, and things got into very bad shape.
From The Pursuit of the House-Boat Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. by Bangs, John Kendrick
"You hear, sir," said Doolittle, addressing the Pythagorean; "you perceive that I am adopting your system?"
From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
