adjustment

Example Sentences

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Inside Safe providers acknowledged that motel rooms can be a huge adjustment, leaving people feeling lonely and isolated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The thinking went that they needed a year of adjustment to get a handle on their coursework.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

It is a small but telling sign of the adjustment Morton has had to make since swapping Liverpool for Lyon last summer.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It warned against "misinformation" about a pending price hike, quoting presidential spokesman Prasetyo Hadi as saying "we guarantee the availability of fuel... and there is no price adjustment."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Cora thought she had made a fine adjustment to the more delicate rhythms of domestic work.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead