alter

Example Sentences

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He disappears upstairs and returns minutes later in a blonde wig, yellow polo with the collar popped and a white linen jacket—the costume of his alter ego, “Hall and Grits.”

From The Wall Street Journal

An unintended consequence of Head's move to the top in this series has been England having to alter their plans to the left-hander.

From BBC

In the study, the team presents a more advanced method for calculating how dark matter surrounding black holes subtly alters the gravitational waves those systems produce.

From Science Daily

In one case, they altered records of loans charged off as losses to make the loans appear to collateral holders that they were still generating returns, according to prosecutors.

From Barron's

Although the overall structure of the cells remained intact, these small abnormalities may be enough to permanently alter how cells orient themselves during division.

From Science Daily