convert

Example Sentences

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At one point, the cave faced a potential threat when someone attempted to develop the land and convert the cave into a septic tank.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The government said it plans to convert warehouses for an immigrant detention network that would collectively hold more than 92,000 people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He submitted plans in 2019 to convert the site to 55 flats.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

By the end of the pilot, I was a “Buffy” convert.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

In order to survive, human beings have to consume food, which is an ordered form of energy, and convert it into heat, which is a disordered form of energy.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking