adaptable

Example Sentences

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Yet from that point on, he proved to be remarkably adaptable, maintaining his livelihood as a painter through religious and political turmoil aplenty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“Israelis are very adaptable, everyone’s just doing what they can within the reaches of their own sanity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

"But it is interesting to note that the more adaptable pinks have proven less popular than we might have assumed, and green and red varieties negligible, highlighting the importance in maintaining cultivated diversity in gardens."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

This challenge has driven researchers to search for more adaptable and efficient technologies.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

“I don’t believe that my particular body structure is easily adaptable to that type of device,” Ignatius observed, a gimlet eye fixed upon the rusting stool.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole