Example sentences for: adopted

How can you use “adopted” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • 34 Mattel, Nike, and Kathie Lee Gifford exemplify manufacturers, brand names, and celebrities who have adopted programs for overseas inspections to mitigate criticism of their possible sweatshop imports.

  • The Dutch, most notably, have adopted an English expletive too coarse to reproduce here (though if I say, “hits the fan” I expect you'll be with me), but they use it as a mild and largely meaningless epithet, roughly equivalent to our gosh or golly or even just hmmmm --to such an extent, I am told that they must now take special care not to startle English-speaking visitors.

  • In fact, now that mainstream artists like Sheryl Crow have adopted the trashed-out slutty look, it was probably canny of Courtney to rethink her style.

  • They adopted Egyptian gods as their own and did much to prolong Egyptian culture rather than simply converting it to Greek.

  • The critics are dying to know: Is the 5-month old girl adopted or not?


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