How to Use alteration in a Sentence

alteration

noun
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  • They did a good job on the dress alteration.
  • He made alterations in his will.
  • The alteration is right at the spot that binds to host cell receptors to let the virus in.
    — Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2020
  • We’re used to the idea, from science fiction, that even small alterations to the past can change the present for the worse.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The wait for finished alterations: 4-6 weeks and worth it.
    — Jane Herman, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
  • For its part, Jeep made alterations to the support structure of the front bumper.
    — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
  • Unlike the brief 2001 alteration, this one is here to stay.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2022
  • In some ways, the alterations changed the narrative of the grand artwork.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • Swift's made a few alterations to the Eras Tour setlist throughout its run.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
  • Given the chance to write her own version of this scene, Sloane made a few alterations.
    — Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The alteration, this time, is that the contestants are higher in the air with the poles farther apart.
    — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The change marks the first alteration in season structure since 1978.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The alteration means that the clubs have only one game to make up at a later date, as opposed to a pair.
    — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2020
  • The year is starting with the alteration of a popular spring marathon in the Traverse City area.
    — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2021
  • Now researchers can begin to look for alterations in the DNA.
    — Laura Ungar, ajc, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The crash led to alterations in train service on the Rockport line late Sunday.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • Fortunately, that one alteration near the end of the song worked, and Huff flew it into the rest of the single.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Skubal's new splitter isn't just an alteration of the grip for his changeup.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2021
  • As a result, the league banned any alterations to uniforms no matter the theme night.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Perhaps the most wrenching change has been an alteration to the historic route.
    — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The question now becomes whether the Big Ten makes some other alteration to the schedule to find a sixth game for Ohio State.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Fittings, alterations and the staffing needed to pull it all off is a tricky business.
    — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • This allowed for alterations to the greens and should ensure the tournament plays tougher than in 2021, even if rain in the area softens the greens.
    — Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
  • There should be no tugging or pulling, no need for alteration.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021
  • But her respect for the uniform didn’t hold back some alterations.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The current need to cool summer flows is a symptom the dam’s profound alteration of the ecosystem.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
  • Save for adding another door to the bedroom, alterations to the room weren’t needed.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
  • Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove.
    — cleveland, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Then, the landlord must approve of the alteration, and both parties can decide who will handle the cost.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2024
  • But alterations in the jet stream are only one of several factors that may be at work.
    — Andrew Freedman, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024

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