readjustment

Example Sentences

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The story “Soldier’s Home” reveals a young man’s difficult readjustment to civilian life, his parents’ pressure as he returns from the war and his rejection of their conventional values.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

At Headingley, former skipper Anthony McGrath is now in charge, but a period of readjustment can be expected.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

They had to do a huge readjustment in their understanding of me, so that’s not easy for parents.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Most of the time, the valet shuts off my oppressively cold air conditioner, forcing me into a readjustment period to get the temperature back to 68 degrees before I can speed off into the evening.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

By the late 1940s, Monod had discovered that the kink was the result of a metabolic readjustment.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee