How to Use adaptation in a Sentence

adaptation

noun
  • The film is an adaptation of a book of the same title.
  • His stage adaptation of the novel was a success.
  • The insect's evolutionary adaptations enable it to be almost invisible even when sitting in the middle of a leaf.
  • The goal is an adaptation that stands on its own.
    — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • There are some changes from the book, as with any adaptation.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Which screen adaptations got it right, and which got it wrong?
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There have been many adaptations of this beloved book over the decades.
    — The Economist, 30 Dec. 2019
  • First of all, no, this isn’t an adaptation of those books about cats.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026
  • What was the adaptation process like?
    — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Who would star as you in the film adaptation of your life story?
    — Jane Larkworthy, The Cut, 26 June 2018
  • There have been many Austen adaptations over the years.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026
  • What does adaptation looks like?
    — Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Screen adaptations have leaned in.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
  • One of the key changes in the screen adaptation is the absence of the clones.
    — ELLE, 29 July 2022
  • But these adaptations can buy only so much time.
    — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Close your eyes for a few minutes, to speed up their adaptation to the dark.
    — New York Times, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The field has made the case that adaptation matters.
    — Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Mariwala said the screen adaptation gives the book’s themes a new reach.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
  • What are some of your favorite book-to-movie adaptations?
    — Sam Woodward, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The adaptation here is quite direct, plot-wise.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Each of these adaptations serves a purpose.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Prior adaptations fell apart over the years.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Can watching a screen adaptation of a book help children learn to do this?
    — Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2021
  • But the show is unlike any comic book adaptation out there.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • At one point, Steve Carell was lined up to star in a movie adaptation.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The movie adaptation veers wildly from it, and not for the better.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Van Dusen will now write the adaptation and serve as showrunner.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Prime Video has found its niche with young adult romance adaptations.
    — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 10 June 2026
  • And at that point, most scenarios for adaptation start to fall apart.
    — David Wallace-Wells, Daily Intelligencer, 11 July 2017
  • Give him a seven-book series and movie adaptation right now.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

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