How to Use modification in a Sentence

modification

noun
  • They passed the law with only a few minor modifications.
  • The weather required some major modifications to our travel plans.
  • The program can be used on all computers without modification.
  • Both sides would have to agree to the modification.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • But there are scant clues as to why such modifications were performed.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
  • There are many traps that include most of these modifications.
    Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Maybe there’s some modification that can happen to that mitt.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2021
  • The car’s body and space frame had to be tweaked and refined to account for such the modification.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2021
  • As far as engine modifications go, there aren’t many.
    Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Shull said that the modification of his videos erodes his trust in YouTube, and how could it not?
    Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The biggest modification, though, can be found under the car’s long-nosed hood.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 June 2022
  • People have claimed these are used for a range of things from weather modification to mind control.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
  • And with the rules always up for modification, coalition building and near bribery are now the rule.
    John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 22 Jan. 2021
  • The palace provided no details and didn’t say where the modification work would take place.
    Danica Kirka, ajc, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The palace provided no details and didn’t say where the modification work would take place.
    Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • There were many modifications to it, from reworking the neckline to adding a train.
    Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE, 8 Sep. 2023
  • This brief modification was enough to ruffle the conscience of a film critic.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Hers was merely found, picked up and used without modification.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The other modification has to do with students not being in school.
    John Benson, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2021
  • Now, for the first time ever, the pair is set to receive a wider release, albeit with a small modification.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Doing push-ups on the floor, but from the knees rather than the toes, can also be an effective modification.
    Jamie Ducharme, Health, 13 May 2026
  • Each modification changes the protein's shape, which changes its function.
    Kj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • On the team is Shawn O'Hare, a body modification artist and piercer.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Furthermore, the files are stored in a system that logs the modification times of every file.
    Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The extension talks could be a prelude to loan modifications or even a default process.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 1 June 2023
  • With these modifications, Hilliard said, just about anyone can find push-up success.
    Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 11 Sep. 2025
  • If not, what modifications will be required?
    Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • That gives him standing to join a case and request modifications to the foreclosure process.
    Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
  • No modifications or add-ons are allowed.
    Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
  • And at some venues, the entire floor and field will be raised to accommodate the modifications.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026

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