Examples of adaption in a Sentence
the store's slow adaption to shoppers' changing tastes spelled its doom
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For the musical adaption, which is directed by Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley, Broadway playwright Theresa Rebeck is adapting Kevin Wade’s 1988 screenplay for the stage.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Author Jodi Picoult reacts to a small Indiana school district's cancellation of an upcoming play adaption of her book.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
This may leave countries to do more in terms of adaption to the changing climate whether or not the shift reaches the most apocalyptic forecasts of climate campaigners.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Like many other recent true crime adaptions, the show has nothing to say, and there's zero artistry in its lurid retelling of a man murdering his wife and son.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Author Jodi Picoult reacts to a small Indiana school district's cancellation of an upcoming play adaption of her book.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
This may leave countries to do more in terms of adaption to the changing climate whether or not the shift reaches the most apocalyptic forecasts of climate campaigners.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Like many other recent true crime adaptions, the show has nothing to say, and there's zero artistry in its lurid retelling of a man murdering his wife and son.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for adaption
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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adaption. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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