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.
• Being home without you in my arms has been quite an adjustment.
  — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
• 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
• As projects evolve, circumstances may change, requiring adjustments to the plan.
  — Stephen Nalley, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
• Yet as Houston drags through the start of the regular season, an adjustment from Silas may be in order.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 4 Nov. 2022
• There will be an adjustment period to his refined role, being more of a catch-and-shoot player and distributor than merely pounding the ball in iso sets.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
• In order to collect data for the chronometric adjustment, the brand built a robot arm and then installed it in an atmospheric chamber.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2022
• Predicting the right tension, and allowing for adjustment, will be challenging.
  — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
• Church leaders involved themselves to make minor adjustments to details such as grammar, but Blosser said the imagery and word choice were left mostly to the youth.
  — Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
• His biggest adjustment will be coming off the bench after averaging 34 minutes.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
• Jennifer Hudson is going through a relatable adjustment period with her teenage son David.
  — Carly Breit, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022
• Additionally, touch controls on the stems enable easy volume adjustments.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
• The unique design includes ventilation on the back side of the monitor, improving heat dispersal, and the stand tilts and allows for height adjustment.
  — PCMAG, 10 Nov. 2022
• Lots of work goes into planning busy holidays, and expecting the restaurant to make major adjustments isn’t realistic or polite.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
• Avoid extreme restriction: Rather than drastic cuts, make moderate adjustments to your calorie intake that are sustainable long term.
  — Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
• The war is nevertheless undoing decades of Western investment and know-how, heralding a period of adjustment ahead across industries.
  — Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Of course, these are things that will bring about adjustments.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024