Sentence examples for adopted of from inspiring English sources
"adopted of" is not a correct English phrase and should not be used
Instead, use the word "adopted." Example: The family adopted a puppy from the local shelter.
The idea will never be adopted, of course, and thank goodness.
"What would have become of us had the United States adopted the same hesitant position towards us that we have adopted of late?" Sheik Saud lamented.
Tory MPs welcomed the decision, which marks a significant escalation of the policy Cameron has adopted of allowing honours to be awarded for political service.
And yet the decision to hand over the south was inherent in the policy that Garibaldi had years earlier adopted, of supporting Italian unity under the Piedmontese crown.
For now, he is Kay's inferior: younger, adopted, of unknown lineage, saddled by the older child with the unfortunate nickname the Wart.
The alternative approach, which some countries have adopted, of flat-rate contributions and flat-rate benefits can impose heavy burdens on low earners with family responsibilities.
These efforts have succeeded in increasing the number of children adopted out of foster care.
This will lead to the adopting of laws that can bring improvements in many spheres.
And the grown-up actors' occasional adopting of child-like timbres doesn't help, either.
Influencing our trading partners to adopt of U.S. Standards amongst must be a priority.
Ninety-nine children were adopted out of the U.S. last year.
