How to Use adaption in a Sentence

adaption

noun
  • The book has sold a million copies and is in the works for an Apple TV adaption.
    Donna Wares, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Lea Michele may not have been cast in the revival of Funny Girl or in the film adaption of Wicked.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The actress is slated to star in the crime thriller Finest Kind as well as an adaption of the science fiction film Dune.
    Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The show quickly took the No. 1 spot on the streaming giant's Top 10 list, and fans of the books were clearly satisfied with the adaption.
    Kelsey Lentz, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Rest easy Uncharted fans, North still made his way into the film adaption in a small cameo.
    Vulture, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The novel has been translated in 17 languages and will be the third adaption of one of Kidd’s bestselling works.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Watch the film online, and then catch the latest Spielberg adaption to see how the iconic story has spanned decades.
    Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Their campaign targeting the U.S. in 2016 was full of adaption.
    Byshannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Amazon is also working on a video game adaption of the Fallout games.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Nonetheless, the civilian bed openings are far from the only adaption the VA has been forced to make in recent weeks.
    Fox News, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Wheelchair football is played with adaptions to the more familiar game to match it with the abilities of the athletes.
    Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • With a new silver-screen adaption coming to theaters this fall, now is the time redress that oversight.
    Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Díaz played Iago in the 1986 Franco Zeffirelli film adaption).
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The film adaption of Wicked has had a rocky yellow-brick road; it was first announced in 2012 but has faced several delays.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2021
  • His Dark Materials, the TV adaption of that trilogy, is the same.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The most recent adaption of Horror Noire is no different and has been a labor of love for Tananarive Due.
    Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • It's been a messy run for DC Comics film adaptions, particularly of late.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 27 June 2023
  • Are you still involved in the Rest and Relaxation film adaption with Margot Robbie?
    Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 13 June 2022
  • The series is an adaption of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name.
    Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Thai adaption will go into production this spring for broadcast in fall this year.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Also from Dire Wolf, Root is a fantastic adaption of a very good but peculiar board game.
    Keith Law, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2020
  • How the species are changing is the least well-studied, but more and more research is emerging to pinpoint climate change's role in adaption, Tingley said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2022
  • What also makes this adaption stand apart for me is the appearance of real-life husband and wife team of Gene and Kathleen Lockhart who co-star as the Cratchits.
    Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Fans who've read the Bridgerton book series may know that author Julia didn't write about Queen Charlotte but the character was added in the show adaption.
    Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 16 Apr. 2022
  • The adaption of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical dropped a few slots to sixth this weekend.
    Jonathan Landrum Jr., USA TODAY, 21 June 2021
  • The talented duo became fast friends while filming the 2021 adaption of Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Selena is such a beloved figure, and one adaption of her story, starring Jennifer Lopez, already has the hearts of so many.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Such markets, with a menagerie of wildlife in close, crowded conditions with humans, are known to act as hotbeds of risk for viral adaption and spillovers.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2023
  • To that end, Airacer is a graphically pleasing adaption of what appears to be mainly a feed from one or both.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2021
  • Universal will develop an adaption of the New York Times best-seller Lore as a feature.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2023

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