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.
• 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
• Still, both schools will face an adjustment in the SEC.
  — Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
• Plans call for new paint and tile and some unseen adjustments to the kitchen.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
• The first part of the equation is knowing what works and what adjustments have to be made.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
• Slowing down to the town’s pace can be a tough adjustment.
  — Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
• Of course, these are things that will bring about adjustments.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
• After an adjustment to the bill, the NBA returned the game to Charlotte in 2019.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
• One thing that helped with the adjustment to college sports?
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 27 Sep. 2022
• But one of my adjustments took me a by surprise, and that is the quandary of how to approach lunch.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
• In the media room, Beal was asked about the biggest adjustment to his new role.
  — Doug Haller, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
• My son was about to go through a major life adjustment, and I was gone.
  — Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
• His streak was not triggered by any adjustments at the plate.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
• This year’s adjustment was to reduce the length of the run of each show in the season from the accustomed three weeks to just two.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022
• The adjustment for the rise in the consumer-price index is by far the larger component of the rate.
  — Charles Forelle, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
• The adjustment is easier if the mechanics are the same the whole time.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2022
• Learning to move around the new terrain with its big hills and ponds takes adjustment.
  — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
• Ede and Ravenscroft have conserved the velvet as well as made adjustments for the new Queen.
  — Maria Mercedes Lara, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
• This harness has five adjustment points for a tailored fit so your pup stays safe in the car.
  — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
• The men my age and older who are still able to play — and be effective — are mavens of adjustment.
  — Damon Young, Washington Post, 7 July 2022
• The union asked for a 40% hourly wage increase and a return of a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).
  — Jamie L. Lareau, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2023
• The livestream hosts have been announced; the co-chairs are getting ready; and final adjustments are being made to all the looks.
  — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 2 May 2024
• With the adjustment, the Dons resumed their domination of Newman’s defense and turned the game into a rout.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
• Among them are attendance figures, cost increases and the cost of living adjustments, or COLA.
  — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 17 Mar 2025