How to Use adjustment in a Sentence

adjustment

noun
  • She made some slight adjustments to the recipe.
  • We went through a period of adjustment at the new school.
  • Moving from the city to the country requires an adjustment.
  • The engine only needed a minor adjustment.
  • The figures were calculated with no adjustment for inflation.
  • The figures were calculated with no adjustments for inflation.
  • The engine only needed minor adjustment.
  • Small speed adjustments can go a long way.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Turn it off to make any adjustments to speed or depth.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • That’s the game telling me to make an adjustment.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • Now, there had been some adjustments by this.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
  • Many of those adjustments came on third down.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Of course, these are things that will bring about adjustments.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • Time will tell whether these adjustments work.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • There was no need for adjustment.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
  • Those adjustments kept us on track.
    — Richard McCathron, Fortune, 25 May 2026
  • Every coach has to live and die on their schemes and adjustments.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 May 2026
  • The adjustment was akin to playing a trick on his mind.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • His streak was not triggered by any adjustments at the plate.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • Any adjustments will be like a dimmer, not a light switch.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Plans call for new paint and tile and some unseen adjustments to the kitchen.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
  • So, just making adjustments is what this game is about.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 May 2026
  • So many of the jokes in the pilot are not mine, and that was a big adjustment.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2023
  • The first adjustment often isn’t at the gas pump.
    — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But that would not be a costless adjustment.
    — Alex Durante, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Lately, that adjustment has come with a cost.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • What is clear is that small adjustments in how a belt sits can change the outcome of a crash.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Many players can’t or won’t make that adjustment.
    — Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Decide where the adjustment will come from.
    — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The adjustment from Russia is more about the space and style of play.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2021

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