adjustment

Example Sentences

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Trouble is, given a sudden, sharp jump in valuations, any adjustment will need to be made over time, not in a knee-jerk way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Inside Safe providers acknowledged that motel rooms can be a huge adjustment, leaving people feeling lonely and isolated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The adjustment did not change the trajectory of their path, the agency said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The thinking went that they needed a year of adjustment to get a handle on their coursework.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Over the eons of unhurried time that is nature’s, life reached an adjustment with destructive forces as selection weeded out the less adaptable and only the most resistant survived.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson