How to Use alteration in a Sentence

alteration

noun

• They did a good job on the dress alteration.
• He made alterations in his will.
• The alteration is right at the spot that binds to host cell receptors to let the virus in.
  — Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2020
• We’re used to the idea, from science fiction, that even small alterations to the past can change the present for the worse.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• The wait for finished alterations: 4-6 weeks and worth it.
  — Jane Herman, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
• Sure songs have room for alteration from night to night.
  — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 12 Sep. 2019
• For its part, Jeep made alterations to the support structure of the front bumper.
  — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
• Unlike the brief 2001 alteration, this one is here to stay.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2022
• In some ways, the alterations changed the narrative of the grand artwork.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
• Swift's made a few alterations to the Eras Tour setlist throughout its run.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
• Given the chance to write her own version of this scene, Sloane made a few alterations.
  — Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
• The alteration, this time, is that the contestants are higher in the air with the poles farther apart.
  — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2021
• The change marks the first alteration in season structure since 1978.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021
• The alteration means that the clubs have only one game to make up at a later date, as opposed to a pair.
  — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2020
• The year is starting with the alteration of a popular spring marathon in the Traverse City area.
  — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2021
• Now researchers can begin to look for alterations in the DNA.
  — Laura Ungar, ajc, 3 Mar. 2023
• The crash led to alterations in train service on the Rockport line late Sunday.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
• Fortunately, that one alteration near the end of the song worked, and Huff flew it into the rest of the single.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2024
• Skubal's new splitter isn't just an alteration of the grip for his changeup.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2021
• As a result, the league banned any alterations to uniforms no matter the theme night.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 26 Nov. 2023
• Except that Britain remains a part of the scheme and there is no alteration in the arrangements.
  — Douglas Murray, National Review, 20 Feb. 2020
• Perhaps the most wrenching change has been an alteration to the historic route.
  — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
• The new law specifically bans the sale of products that can make the alterations.
  — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024
• The question now becomes whether the Big Ten makes some other alteration to the schedule to find a sixth game for Ohio State.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2020
• Fittings, alterations and the staffing needed to pull it all off is a tricky business.
  — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
• This allowed for alterations to the greens and should ensure the tournament plays tougher than in 2021, even if rain in the area softens the greens.
  — Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
• These alterations to the canon are the stuff of many nerd debates, and Stewart has followed them closely.
  — Wired, 13 Nov. 2019
• There should be no tugging or pulling, no need for alteration.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021
• These alterations deep in the Earth don’t have much of an impact on our lives at the surface, and for now, the broader significance of the new study isn’t clear.
  — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
• Here's where the emphasis on systems change is correct: market signals are muted by policies in need of alteration.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025