modifying
Example Sentences
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A few times lately, I’ve caught myself modifying my own work to sound “less like A.I.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
The British pub had prepared for months, buying televisions, modifying seating, hiring staff and creating a World Cup cocktail menu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
"I don't fully know what the gun was, because it was old... and Gramps did some modifying," he wrote.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Saronic built its first prototype in under six months by modifying an $800 Amazon raft with $30,000 worth of cameras, sensors and batteries, Mavrookas said in the podcast interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Here we have an adverb, unproblematically, modifying the verb continue, an ellipsis for continue to be.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
