Sentence examples for Adjust from inspiring English sources

"adjust" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when you want to make something suitable for a particular purpose or situation, or to make something suitable by changing it slightly. Example: "We will need to adjust the recipe a bit to make it gluten-free."

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Adjust

verb

To modify.

  • Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.

Exact(60)

We are creatures of habit, particularly when it comes to the bad ones, and struggle to adjust when called upon to expand beyond behavioural settings hardwired in our youth.

National Grid announced it was close to signing up three power stations to help fill the gap left by closures, breakdowns and delays, and said the cost to consumers of paying for extra capacity and for companies to adjust their consumption if necessary will be about £1 per household.

This column was amended on 27 January 2015 to adjust the amount of coconut required in the Coconut and semolina yoghurt cake, and to remove a reference to the Tropical Bounty tart as being vegan.

But celebrities should remember that information on, say, their schools and pets is often publicly available, and adjust their security questions and answers accordingly".

"We have discovered recently that women have the same rights as men so we need to participate with them," he says, and adds, "the women bring in a lot of money!" According to the women, however, some men are taking time to adjust.

Adjust until you have bright yellow small center and bright red corners.

Quite apart from the difficulties of not being able to adjust their exchange rates, the eurozone economies are suffering from a massive shortage of demand.

"We anticipate that more than 400 people – close to 10% of our ongoing workforce – face potential redundancy as we adjust our activities over coming months," Scott said.

And because people realised she was not going to bend, they began to adjust.

If I'd got it just a bit wrong, I might have just tried to adjust a little.

In particular, Lambo complains about the speed with which the government has pushed through the cuts, making it particularly difficult for the arts world to adjust or find sponsors.

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