How to Use adapter in a Sentence

adapter

noun
  • Those who don't may have to get creative -- such as using your car and a car adapter to charge your phone.
    Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Since the mission isn’t going to the station, the adapter wasn’t needed.
    Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The European-style sockets have two round holes, so bring an adapter plug if needed.
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Belkin SoundForm Connect is a tiny adapter that’s smaller than a box of matches.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
  • If the vertical blade adapter is not already built into the appliance, attach it now to the center of the work bowl.
    Cassidy Olsen, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2021
  • What’s important to take advantage of the faster charging speeds is having the correct power adapter.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Charging: Charging is not unlike charging your laptop with a large AC adapter.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021
  • When used with a 9W or more powerful adapter, each of these new Paperwhites can be fully charged in 2.5 hours.
    Alaina Yee, PCWorld, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Engineers at SpaceX removed the craft's docking adapter and in its place, installed a giant dome window, called a cupola.
    Amy Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2021
  • An early digital adapter, her blog, which has over 1,300 posts on a range of skincare topics, is just as popular as her products.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The shortage could prove very problematic indeed for owners of the MacBook Pro 16in if their adapter should fail or be lost.
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The engine also gets the same intake manifold, oil filter adapter, and engine oil cooler as the GT350.
    Kyle Edward, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Apple ditched the cumbersome Touch Bar and introduced a whole new series of ports for more connectivity than ever, all without an adapter.
    Parker Hall, Wired, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The Bluetooth adapter is marked down by $15, for a sale price of $30.
    Buy Side Staff, wsj.com, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Buy a pedestal mount adapter for VESA mount holes ($44).
    Parker Hall, Wired, 29 July 2022
  • The grip, a phone case, the 67 mm filter adapter, a lens cap, and lanyard.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2023
  • That the adapter ring and filter aren't in the box is one of my few complaints about the X100VI.
    PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
  • The adapter is on sale for 21 percent off this Prime Day, bringing the cost down to just $15.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2024
  • The adapter that will be used for the Artemis mission is stationed at the Kennedy Space Center.
    al, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The fork clamps hold any type of thru-axle design, and there’s an adapter for old-school QR bikes.
    Rob Reed, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The shipments showed up disguised as adapters or sealed in cat-food bags.
    Longreads, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Parents will need to send a clear photo of the power adapter.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 July 2024
  • The two reversible ratchets come in 3/8 and ½-inch drives, and there’s an adapter for use with ¼-inch drive sockets.
    Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2023
  • In December, Comcast hiked the fee for each adapter to $8.50.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The flop that was Apple’s Duo used a Lightning port and did not include an adapter.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The aim is to use the current 30W power adapter that serves the MacBook Air for the larger laptop.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The adapters will allow these EVs to also use the Tesla-style chargers.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Katchy insect traps are powered with a 120v adapter or USB.
    Toby Grey, BGR, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The adapter plugs into the charge port and has a flip-down cover that reveals a 115-volt outlet.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 2 July 2022
  • For many drivers, the future will probably involve keeping an adapter in the trunk.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2024

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