modifying

Example Sentences

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“I just plug in the same way I always have. I have spent zero seconds modifying my behavior as a result of this war.”

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

"Seeing the effects of the various tests they were running actually modifying what we were seeing from the signal in real time, that was something really special," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

By modifying this position, they were able to shift the protein's sensitivity further toward longer wavelengths, bringing it closer to the infrared range.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

But “democratic” is an adjective modifying a noun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Here we have an adverb, unproblematically, modifying the verb continue, an ellipsis for continue to be.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker