How to Use adapt in a Sentence

adapt

verb

• The movie was adapted from the book of the same title.
• The clock was adapted to run on batteries.
• When children go to a different school, it usually takes them a while to adapt.
• The camera has been adapted for underwater use.
• She has adapted herself to college life quite easily.
• One body adapts and gets stronger.
  — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
• These are homes that adapt to life stages.
  — Zakkiyyah Terrell White, USA Today, 8 May 2026
• But Ozzy has to adapt his game.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
• In the process, new jobs emerge and economies adapt and evolve.
  — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
• Who knows what it was adapted from?
  — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
• To adapt the show for the stage, many new songs had to be added.
  — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
• Simpson has been forced to adapt.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
• Here, the art form was adapting to us.
  — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• But the town has resolved to adapt.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
• The Nets have asked him to adapt on the fly, too.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
• But the umps have little choice but to adapt.
  — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
• No writer is on board to adapt at this stage.
  — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
• This recipe is super easy to adapt to suit your tastes.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
• Still, she's found strength in adapting.
  — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
• Focus on slow, steady breaths to help your body adapt to the cold.
  — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
• Focus on slow, steady breaths to help your body adapt to the cold.
  — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
• O’Donoghue is adapting her book for the small screen.
  — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
• So adapting with one hand was the main concern.
  — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
• How does the system adapt and improve over time?
  — Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• The first two films were adapted from the first novel.
  — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
• As is the willingness to adapt and change.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
• The key is to go slowly, giving your body time to adapt.
  — Emily Brown, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
• But is your business ready to adapt, or just playing catch up?
  — Vu Hoang, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
• The third book has never been adapted.
  — Kennedy French, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
• Players have adapted to a faster game.
  — Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026