How to Use adopt in a Sentence

adopt

verb
  • Did he adopt your point of view?
  • They decided to adopt a child.
  • We adopted some of the local customs.
  • He was adopted as an infant.
  • They were unable to have children of their own, so they decided to adopt.
  • The assembly adopted a new constitution.
  • He was born in England but he has adopted Canada as his home.
  • The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate.
  • The board will vote on whether to adopt this option on June 13.
    — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2023
  • Then the board voted, and the measure to adopt chaplains failed, 4-3.
    — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • In the years between, Kay and James adopted their son Pat.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Watch the video above to see Becky's reaction to the twins asking her to adopt them!
    — Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022
  • And for the first time since adopting its current format in 1989, the two rounds of the draft will be split over two nights.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
  • Find available dogs and cats to adopt online at cincinnatianimalcare.org/adopt.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 11 July 2022
  • How to adopt: Maurice can’t wait to work his way into your heart.
    — The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Slate asked his staffers to vote on whether or not the company should adopt the new rules, and the employees chose not to.
    — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 15 June 2022
  • And the way Baylor got here is exactly the model that BYU wants to adopt come 2023.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022
  • This wasn’t the family’s first time adopting a dog from afar.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • Dear Amy: Our neighbors have two kids, a girl and a boy, 6 months apart in age (one was adopted at birth).
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Ukraine and Russia have adopted a broader scope of low- and mid-tier drones.
    — Paul Lushenko, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
  • It is slated to vote to adopt a final plan at its June 7 meeting.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2022
  • The state air board is poised to adopt new vehicle emission rules this week.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
  • And if the police do it, then should all emergency services adopt the same scheme?
    — David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Tyson did not just adopt the rural lifestyle later in life.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The first 25 people who adopt an adult pet will receive a PAW.com blanket (worth $79).
    — Jennifer Shapiro-Sacks, Sun Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Write a card to be sent to the city’s adopted 211/Marine Battalion.
    — Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
  • The couple then adopted their first daughter, Willa Gray, in May 2017.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • It was adopted in the U.S. in the early 2000s to honor the unique bond between parents and their daughters.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The process to adopt a child from foster care includes training, interviews, and home visits to determine if adoption is right for you.
    — Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025
  • If those conditions aren’t met, the budget will be formally adopted.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025

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