adopted

Example Sentences

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Instead of being cared for in the orphanage, the two children were adopted together in Denmark, like tens of thousands of others sent overseas in a state-sanctioned practice that lasted decades.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The Rams moved to L.A. in 2016 after playing in St. Louis for 20 years — while Angelenos adopted teams for reasons beside geography or got comfortable living in a fantasy football land.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Many companies have adopted temporary hiring freezes to offset their own rising costs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

They examined winged adults that were actively searching for hosts and compared them with wingless adults collected from deer after they had adopted their parasitic lifestyle.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

“And you are adopted by a rich person?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens