How to Use adaptable in a Sentence

adaptable

adjective
  • Lentils are an adaptable food and can also be used to make veggie burgers and fritters.
    Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
  • For a pair that can do it all, reach for Vuori’s Banks shorts, which are both adaptable and eco-friendly.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Toyota’s strategy has been very adaptable to its markets.
    Neil Winton, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Eggnog is endlessly adaptable on the alcohol front, and can be spiked with anything from brandy to sherry and even mezcal.
    Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The cookbook is then loaded with more than 125 adaptable dishes that require few fresh ingredients.
    Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Stay adaptable and focused as opportunities and challenges unfold throughout the month.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
  • And things change every day, so being adaptable and flexible is also extremely important.
    WSJ, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The finds indicate that dinosaurs were nesting and raising their young in this place, which speaks to just how adaptable dinosaurs were to different habitats and climates.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The brightly colored, inanimate pieces are adaptable across all class and ethnicity barriers, just like pop music.
    Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In order to close the gap, more adaptable housing, such as townhomes, duplexes and mother-in-law suites, need to be a larger percentage of Utah’s housing stock.
    Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Do those of us who are adaptable and a little shallow—not in values, necessarily, but in how sentiment inscribes itself—suffer from our lack of rootedness?
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Aligning these factors with your organization’s needs ensures a strong, adaptable security posture that protects and supports your business in the long term.
    Candan Bolukbas, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • While regulations do vary from province to province, Canadian health care providers have a greater say in the structure of treatment, allowing for a more adaptable treatment system.
    Paul J. Joudrey and Adam J. Gordon, STAT, 25 Dec. 2021
  • There is no doubt that Lovesac is one of the most adaptable couches in the world.
    Larry Stansbury, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Nick Saban has been adaptable as any coach out there to the changes in rules, changes in the framework of the sport.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 19 May 2022
  • The big, pouched birds have proven quite adaptable and hardy, Volkert said.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Like Betty White, all of us must learn to be adaptable.
    Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • This, in turn, can lead to a more agile and adaptable business.
    Vasudevan Swaminathan, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, the shade itself is adaptable enough to lead any design project, Kim said.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Our team also ran the bags over rugs and DIY gravel to see how adaptable the wheels are.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The species, which is native to Europe and Asia, produces lots of seeds and is very adaptable, Bartkowiak said.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The best of #DanceTok is both unique and adaptable; a base that dancers can repeat and riff off, putting their own spin on it.
    Camille Squires, Quartz, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Let the Full Moon in adaptable Libra inspire you to try combining the best of both worlds.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But experts say the birds are so adaptable, and have such short life spans anyway, that culling tends not to work that well.
    Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The good news is that the brain is highly adaptable and capable of being rewired.
    Jessica Gomez, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Dolby Atmos is about to get a whole lot more adaptable.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The birds are adaptable, and can feed on fish, roadkill, other birds and more — even in Central Park.
    Ryan Mandelbaum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2022
  • In addition to being adaptable and high-tech, of course, the pieces are also nice to look at.
    New York Times, 3 Mar. 2022
  • One great way to address these fears is by designing your project to be adaptable from the ground up.
    Yec, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Companies that are adaptable will be able to make sense of that and survive.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 July 2024

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