How to Use adjustment in a Sentence

adjustment

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  • She made some slight adjustments to the recipe.
  • We went through a period of adjustment at the new school.
  • Moving from the city to the country requires an adjustment.
  • The engine only needed a minor adjustment.
  • The figures were calculated with no adjustment for inflation.
  • The figures were calculated with no adjustments for inflation.
  • The engine only needed minor adjustment.
  • So many of the jokes in the pilot are not mine, and that was a big adjustment.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2023
  • Plans call for new paint and tile and some unseen adjustments to the kitchen.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
  • Of course, these are things that will bring about adjustments.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • His streak was not triggered by any adjustments at the plate.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • Ede and Ravenscroft have conserved the velvet as well as made adjustments for the new Queen.
    — Maria Mercedes Lara, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
  • The union asked for a 40% hourly wage increase and a return of a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).
    — Jamie L. Lareau, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But if teams can do that to you physically and take you out of your game, now what adjustments have to be made?
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Matsu felt that an adjustment or big halftime pep talk didn’t need to be made.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • If the answer is no, making small adjustments to your routine can go a long way.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Only three aspects of the bill had changed: the adjustments; the amount paid by the insurance company; and what the patient owed.
    — Samantha Liss, CBS News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • For instance, if your wages rose 4% last year, that's below the 7% IRS adjustment to its tax brackets.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Despite some lineup adjustments by Gallant, the Rangers lost 4-0 to get knocked out.
    — Stephen Whyno, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • Even with his twin, Tyler, on hand, there was an adjustment period.
    — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2023
  • Every adjustment that Greene makes is with his fastball in mind.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
  • Then exhale and make minor adjustments on the shoulder and torso straps until the life vest fits just right.
    — Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • And facing challenges head-on requires on-the-job adjustments.
    — Matt Leach, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Coming off of a week which included sweeping the New York Mets, the guys are noting some adjustments.
    — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2023
  • In either case, the focus drives too quickly for minute adjustments.
    — PCMAG, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Winning pieces get a last round of alterations and styling adjustments.
    — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • But the adjustment proved about as daunting as facing down a 350-foot, fire-breathing kaiju.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The boost is part of the annual cost-of-living adjustment, which was announced in October.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The boost is part of the annual cost-of-living adjustment announced in October.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
  • This means that DeSantis’ appointees are not beholden to the last-minute adjustments to the plan that Disney slid in place just before the takeover.
    — Sabina Graves / Gizmodo, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024

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