readjust
verb (used with object)
to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
had readjusted
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past perfectof readjust.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But by 1993, the market had readjusted: Catalogs were exhausted, new recordings were expensive to produce, and sales began to steeply decline.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2017
Tottenham had readjusted to Aaron Lennon's pre-match sickness by switching Gareth Bale to the right, with Luka Modric narrow on the left and Jermaine Jenas introduced in midfield.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2011
Wessex and Everingham had readjusted their masks and wrapped their cloaks around them, ere they once more mingled with the crowd which still thronged around the gaily decked booths.
From The Tangled Skein by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
The doctor had readjusted the logs upon the andirons, and was just putting the tongs in their place when a maidservant came in.
From The Girl at Cobhurst by Frank Richard Stockton
He had readjusted his disordered dress and was brushing the dirt from his knees.
From With Edged Tools by Henry Seton Merriman
