Example Sentences

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The only modification was adjusting the seat so Oscar could sit as he attempted the record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Minguela was adjusting wooden pallets in the van when he heard a knock.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

No part of the engine of modern life was unaffected; everyone, up to those highest in power, was adjusting to a hundred simultaneous shocks in real time.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2024

Now living in Oldham with his grandmother Alex told how he was adjusting to his new life.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024

I didn’t guess what she was doing till she made like she was adjusting a veil and mouthed I do and all, and then went psssssssssssst.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns