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.
• In your adaptation, the character of Autje, a young girl, narrates the story.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 23 Dec. 2022
• The adoption of these technologies is good, but their adaptation is more valuable and rewarding for any enterprise.
  — Dr. Samuel Mbonu, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• However, the cost of inaction far outweighs the challenges of adaptation.
  — Mani Padisetti, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
• But there’s a straight line between the committee’s work and the IRA, which reads as an adaptation of sorts of the report.
  — Justin Worland, Time, 14 Dec. 2022
• This is something that only seems possible in the streaming era, where an adaptation can get the same budget as a film but also tell its story over multiple episodes.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2022
• Erivo plays Elphaba in Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of the musical which has been breaking records at the box office.
  — Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
• My daughter’s current holiday wish list (and obsession) consists of Elphaba and Glinda toys tied to the big screen adaptation of Wicked.
  — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 Nov. 2024
• Her reimagining also adds a clever meta-ending, making this adaptation feel fresh while still capturing the heart of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel.
  — Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
• One of the key changes in the screen adaptation is the absence of the clones.
  — ELLE, 29 July 2022
• And in the adaptation, that might as well still be the case.
  — Samantha Nelson, The Verge, 29 June 2018
• The height of the crown, the height of the branches, is also a part of that adaptation.
  — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 15 July 2022
• There are some changes from the book, as with any adaptation.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2022
• There have been many adaptations of this beloved book over the decades.
  — The Economist, 30 Dec. 2019
• At one point, Steve Carell was lined up to star in a movie adaptation.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Apr. 2022
• Close your eyes for a few minutes, to speed up their adaptation to the dark.
  — New York Times, 16 Nov. 2021
• That was seen in my adaptation [to life in the Premier League], which was very fast.
  — SI.com, 10 Sep. 2017
• In 2022, the film adaptation premiered and roughly follows the plot of the games.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
• Who would star as you in the film adaptation of your life story?
  — Jane Larkworthy, The Cut, 26 June 2018
• Loyal fans know the singer has been in London to film the movie adaptation of Cats.
  — Glamour, 2 Apr. 2019
• Marvel movies, the video game adaptation feels out of place.
  — Jason Schreier, Bloomberg.com, 4 Sep. 2020
• And this is just the tip of the tip of this innovation and adaptation iceberg.
  — Matt Beane, Wired, 8 June 2020
• Though perhaps the most talked about moment in the blockbuster book, it was left out of the film adaptation.
  — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, 21 May 2018
• Lilly Collins will play Kendall in the film adaptation.
  — Alexis Jones, Marie Claire, 3 May 2019
• As with most adaptations, changes occur on the long road towards the small screen.
  — refinery29.com, 9 July 2018
• This will be our sixth adaptation of true story in a row.
  — al, 20 Mar. 2022
• In 2014, a play adaptation launched in London’s West End.
  — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
• Now an adaptation of the musical is coming to the big screen.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2019

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024