ADOPT in a Sentence
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190 example sentences for ADOPT, such as:
1. Let the Yankees adopt such low callings.
2. I adopt all customs, speak all languages.
3. We need to adopt a more pragmatic approach.
4. The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority.
5. We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.
2. I adopt all customs, speak all languages.
3. We need to adopt a more pragmatic approach.
4. The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority.
5. We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of ADOPT
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adopt
v. put into dramatic form
v. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
Classic Sentence: (127 in 9 pages)
1 But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can't stand it.
2 Then all who heard this rejoiced, and the lord of the castle said he would adopt him as a son if he accomplished it successfully.
3 He resolved to adopt the second, and began that day to carry out his resolve.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27.
Context Highlight In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27.
4 I adopt all customs, speak all languages.
5 Oh," said Danglars, "I can, when circumstances render it desirable, adopt your system, although it may not be my general practice.
6 It was not fatigue that stayed Andrea here; it was that he might form some resolution, adopt some plan.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 98. The Bell and Bottle Tavern.
Context Highlight In Chapter 98. The Bell and Bottle Tavern.
7 Excuse me, Mr. President," he said, in a clear voice, "but I see you are going to adopt a course of questions through which I cannot follow you.
8 There was no one to tell Scarlett that her own personality, frighteningly vital though it was, was more attractive than any masquerade she might adopt.
9 Let the Yankees adopt such low callings.
10 The sticks were removed, and the stones lifted; for Indian cunning was known frequently to adopt these objects as covers, laboring with the utmost patience and industry, to conceal each footstep as they proceeded.
11 "They will yet find the Huron a singing-bird," said Duncan, endeavoring to adopt the figurative language of the natives.
12 It is due, however, to my mistress to say of her, that she did not adopt this course of treatment immediately.
13 For instance, the slaveholders not only like to see the slave drink of his own accord, but will adopt various plans to make him drunk.
14 You must adopt at least a piece of a southern principle, and not walk out under all that load.
15 Lastly, supposing one man wished to dog another through London, what better means could he adopt than to turn cabdriver.
Example Sentence: (63 in 5 pages)
1 Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach.
2 We need to adopt a more pragmatic approach.
3 Since our research so far has not produced any answers to this problem, we need to adopt a different approach to it.
4 The party must adopt more inclusive strategies and a broader vision.
5 The national assembly has voted to adopt the budget.
6 We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.
7 The board hopes the Federal Aviation Administration will urge the airlines to adopt such measures.
8 We urge you to adopt all necessary measures to guarantee people's safety.
9 I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him.
10 In a late-night session, the United States, which has blocked most of the recent efforts to adopt resolutions on the Middle East, put forward its own proposal and rallied Council support.
11 All the reporters were expected to adopt the style of this newspaper.
12 Just as clothes dried outside adopt fresh air odors, so do clothes dried in musty basements, the more common scenario.
13 Aside from a dissenter, speaker after speaker urged the federal government to adopt some or most of the report's 440 recommendations.
14 A five-day week has found an immediate welcome and much popularity since it was officially adopted across the country.
15 The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority.