How to Use adjust in a Sentence

adjust

verb

• It's hard to adjust myself to the idea that she's gone.
• She adjusted the car seat so she could reach the pedals.
• The car is easier to drive since the clutch was adjusted.
• I adjusted the volume on the radio.
• Going to a new school can be difficult, but the kids will eventually adjust.
• He makes less money now, when you adjust for inflation, than he did 10 years ago.
• The league is going to adjust to him.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
• As a bonus, the ear tubes adjust to your head size with a quick pull or squeeze.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 1 Mar. 2023
• Starting with small amounts can help your body adjust.
  — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 14 Apr. 2026
• My hands, like theirs, have learnt to read fabric and adjust fit.
  — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
• Try starting with half of what the recipe calls for and adjust from there.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
• Try starting with half of what the recipe calls for and adjust from there.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
• The icons, the true greats, adjust and evolve when tested.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
• Still, the key is to head north, avoid city lights and let your eyes adjust to the night.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
• If the leak is at the edges, adjust the straps to close the gap and check the seal again.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 19 Jan. 2022
• The racks aren’t always easy to adjust.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
• Ask whether adjusting the dosage might help.
  — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
• Leaders have to adjust to that.
  — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
• That doesn’t mean pitchers don’t have ideas to adjust the rules around it.
  — Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
• China will and can adjust and wait Trump out.
  — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
• But as the game wore on, Broos’ side adjusted.
  — Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Do not let the mixture come to a boil; adjust the heat as needed.
  — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
• Thornton had to turn his shoulders to adjust for the flight of the ball.
  — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
• Once you’re set up in a good spot, let your eyes adjust to the darkness and give it time.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
• Dunn had to adjust to a new scheme this summer, coach Jones said.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2023
• Class matters, and not adjusting for it leads to bad bets.
  — Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• This means users don't need to adjust their seat height to compensate.
  — Ben Coxworth march 24, New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2026
• Push forward on a lever to adjust the throttle and steer with a small wheel at the helm.
  — WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
• Both teams had to adjust to the postponement.
  — Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
• The brain may adjust how energy gets used.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026