adaptation

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

These structures also help coordinate communication within cells, support adaptation to changing conditions, and regulate many processes essential for life.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

I admit that Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel is a radioactive choice for a best-of list.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

But by steering the live-action Prime Video adaptation directly into the anxieties of the zeitgeist, showrunner Eric Kripke has transformed the superhero satire into a terrifying tale about the perils of authoritarianism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Few shows are quite as ripely pubescent as this adaptation of the very popular “Every Summer After,” the debut of author Carley Fortune and the opening salvo in her “Barry’s Bay” series of romance novels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Perhaps those cycles of colonization, adaptation, and population explosion were what selected for the Great Leap Forward, which then diffused back westward to Eurasia and Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond