adopted

Example Sentences

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But now I’ve adopted that within my own life, and it’s like, “OK, yeah, I like to be a private person.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Instead of being cared for in the orphanage, the two children were adopted together in Denmark, like tens of thousands of others sent overseas in a state-sanctioned practice that lasted decades.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

In 2024, Toronto adopted the indigenous names Ookwemin Minising and Biidaasige Park for new public spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The AI hedge-funds’ advantage began to decline as more and more hedge funds adopted the technology.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The poor little thing would have died on his own, so I cared for him, and adopted him as my son.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown