adjusting

Example Sentences

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Regular line workers still don’t earn the $29 per hour the plant paid in the mid-2000s, even before adjusting for inflation, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Looking ahead, the researchers plan to investigate whether adjusting dietary fat composition could improve outcomes for people who already have pancreatic cancer.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The team are going to try out a few solutions to the problem in Monaco this weekend, such as Alonso perhaps sitting a little higher, or adjusting the pedals.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The truth of the matter was, we had a far bigger problem than adjusting to being married.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

I frown, my eyes adjusting slowly to the shadows around the room.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman