Example Sentences

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"While people have been adapting to the climate for much longer, Bergstrom's abandonment shows that people reorganized in response to recurring droughts in the last 2,000 years," concluded Wendt.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Maybe this new class of influencers could learn something from the infomercial mainstays who have been adapting, reminding us “But wait, there’s more!” after all these years.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

She added, to cheers: “Ukrainian women and men have been adapting so fast that our enemies have not been able to come up with new challenges for us.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

He also finds out how other places of worship have been adapting.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2020

Humans have been adapting to life on Earth for at least the past 200,000 years.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013