adjusting

Example Sentences

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Regular line workers still don’t earn the $29 per hour the plant paid in the mid-2000s, even before adjusting for inflation, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The team are going to try out a few solutions to the problem in Monaco this weekend, such as Alonso perhaps sitting a little higher, or adjusting the pedals.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The truth of the matter was, we had a far bigger problem than adjusting to being married.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

After adjusting for age, sex, education, and cardiovascular risk factors, the team found that participants with lower active B12 had slower processing speed on cognitive tests.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

It stopped so quickly that Jam had trouble adjusting, her feet tripping over each other and Pet holding her steady.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi