How to Use adopt in a Sentence

adopt

verb

• Did he adopt your point of view?
• They decided to adopt a child.
• We adopted some of the local customs.
• He was adopted as an infant.
• They were unable to have children of their own, so they decided to adopt.
• The assembly adopted a new constitution.
• He was born in England but he has adopted Canada as his home.
• The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate.
• Volunteers can adopt a fishing line recovery bin in their area.
  — Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
• Lauren writes: Gertie, a teen helper at my farm, wants to adopt our baby goat Puck.
  — John Hodgman, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
• He was placed into the foster care system at birth and was adopted by an elderly person, whose house was not one of love.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
• Instead, the facility worked to find a rescue that could adopt out the animals.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022
• Leadership has to reflect and adopt the new rules of leadership to navigate and succeed.
  — Gary Drenik, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• Dazzled by Casanova’s glib claims to wield a mysterious oracular power, Bragadin offered to adopt him as a quasi-son on the spot.
  — Clare Bucknell, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
• After reviewing public comments, due by Nov. 28, the department will decide whether to adopt the rules nationwide.
  — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Oct. 2022
• The board will vote on whether to adopt this option on June 13.
  — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2023
• Then the board voted, and the measure to adopt chaplains failed, 4-3.
  — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• In the years between, Kay and James adopted their son Pat.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
• And for the first time since adopting its current format in 1989, the two rounds of the draft will be split over two nights.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
• This wasn’t the family’s first time adopting a dog from afar.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
• Dear Amy: Our neighbors have two kids, a girl and a boy, 6 months apart in age (one was adopted at birth).
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
• Ukraine and Russia have adopted a broader scope of low- and mid-tier drones.
  — Paul Lushenko, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
• Tyson did not just adopt the rural lifestyle later in life.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Dec. 2022
• The first 25 people who adopt an adult pet will receive a PAW.com blanket (worth $79).
  — Jennifer Shapiro-Sacks, Sun Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2022
• Write a card to be sent to the city’s adopted 211/Marine Battalion.
  — Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
• The couple then adopted their first daughter, Willa Gray, in May 2017.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
• It was adopted in the U.S. in the early 2000s to honor the unique bond between parents and their daughters.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
• Walk after meals Walking is one of the best longevity habits to adopt, and a way to avoid post-meal glucose spikes.
  — Ana Morales, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2024
• Sonos has long refused to adopt DTS, so that doesn’t surprise me anymore.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
• When these bots adopt human personas, things can get weird.
  — Will Knight, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 6 Jan 2025