adaptable

Example Sentences

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Years of absorbing shocks have left companies leaner and more adaptable, like an athlete in peak training rather than one running on fumes, said Sheets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

While historians often portray Cromwell as “a hypocrite or a double-dealer,” here he’s a dexterous politician, a pragmatic and adaptable leader who “could ride two horses at once, while advancing three agendas.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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

"We found evidence for system-wide coordination in the brain that is both robust and adaptable," Wilcox said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

He will be aiming for me, and I remember how I’d trained for him with the others, how Roshan had warned me of his adaptable nature.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu