Example Sentences

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The Blues have made multiple line-up changes in all their recent matches and have tweaked the starting XI more than any other Premier League side this season.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Coaches have tweaked the release on his shot and told him to get it off more quickly after the catch.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

I have tweaked the quantities for more standard American products and boosted the amount of Marmite, but if you're shy, dial it back.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2023

The Browns have tweaked their practices, scheme and personnel and still aren’t making progress.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022

The astronomical system it described was far from being Ptolemy’s own idea, although he seems to have tweaked and developed the ideas of the Ancient Greeks.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin