How to Use adopt in a Sentence

adopt

verb
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  • 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.
  • Tyson did not just adopt the rural lifestyle later in life.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Those articles helped spur the court to adopt its first-ever code of conduct and received a Pulitzer Prize.
    — ProPublica, 7 Nov. 2024
  • For instance, Missouri will vote on whether to legalize sports betting, while Maine will decide whether to adopt a new state flag.
    — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • An opportunity to adopt a healthier lifestyle or choose home improvements that add to your convenience is apparent.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • As a last resort, lawmakers can adopt a resolution that would elect a speaker by a plurality or by rank-choice voting instead of a simple majority.
    — Rachel Looker, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
  • If a simple majority doesn’t pan out, lawmakers could adopt a resolution allowing a speaker to be elected by plurality or by rank-choice voting.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 4 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Walk after meals Walking is one of the best longevity habits to adopt, and a way to avoid post-meal glucose spikes.
    — Ana Morales, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Sonos has long refused to adopt DTS, so that doesn’t surprise me anymore.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
  • When these bots adopt human personas, things can get weird.
    — Will Knight, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Now Tesla has signed a contract to adopt the system in all its vehicles around the world.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2023
  • This is not the first time the Philadelphia Zoo has adopted a pair of orphaned pumas.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • My daughter brought a surprise & adopted this lil one for me.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023

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