How to Use adapt in a Sentence

adapt

verb

• The movie was adapted from the book of the same title.
• The clock was adapted to run on batteries.
• When children go to a different school, it usually takes them a while to adapt.
• The camera has been adapted for underwater use.
• She has adapted herself to college life quite easily.
• Cleary was able to adapt the recipe for her restaurant.
  — Doc Louallen, ABC News, 15 May 2024
• The search is currently on for a writer to adapt the book for the screen.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Oct. 2022
• The show was adapted from a 2001 play by Lindsay-Abaire.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
• It was adapted for the big screen in 2011 with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess.
  — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
• Find a way to adapt your adventures to suit your needs, and the whole world will open up.
  — Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2024
• Some actions might help both to adapt to climate change and to slow it.
  — Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2022
• But the 49ers mostly do what their powerful core drives them to do, and the world adapts to them.
  — Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 4 June 2024
• The hard part will be reaching a compromise on how to adapt them.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
• Our job is to adapt, change, improve, and perform despite the challenges in the world.
  — Brian Flood, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2023
• Old-money blonde is all about adapting the look to your unique cut and hair texture.
  — Sophia Panych, Allure, 2 Nov. 2024
• None of this to say that characters aren’t allowed to grow, adapt, or change.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
• So if the plan is to adapt the Battleworld plot, the thinking is that Kang could fill the Beyonder role.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 17 Feb. 2023
• And 3) Be consistent and patient—your body needs time to adapt.
  — Ben Court, Men's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
• But researchers in the UK and Uganda posit that coffee farms can adapt in a number of ways.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 15 Dec. 2022
• Others try to adapt with lengthy lunch breaks and plenty of coffee.
  — James Hookway, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
• And Knox said as the state continues to see warmer winters, farmers will have to adapt.
  — Meris Lutz, al, 6 June 2023
• Your skin may change, but thankfully, this mask can adapt.
  — Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping, 6 Dec. 2022
• Knight takes a similar stance, adding that while the mandate may come as a shock to some, there’s plenty of time to adapt.
  — Kayla Greaves, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
• Each goes on sheer and then adapts to your skin tone with transforming pigments.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2024
• And the small developer behind the game is now racing to adapt to the strong demand.
  — Jennifer Korn, CNN, 22 Sep. 2022
• Everybody needs to just embrace it and be able to adapt to schedules.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2023
• The hope now is that this haven of green can offer crucial breathing space to a city ill adapted to heat.
  — Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
• At the moment, the bird flu hasn't adapted to spread from person to person through the air like the seasonal flu.
  — Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 24 May 2024
• The shift was likely caused by adapting to a smaller landmass with less available food for the elephants.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
• Not adapting fast enough One of the fastest ways to fall behind in a recession is refusing to pivot when the market shifts.
  — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025