How to Use adjusted in a Sentence

adjusted

adjective
  • Its adjusted pretax income was $216 million for the quarter.
    Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
  • And Blackrock’s adjusted operating margins are best in class at about 46%.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% from the previous month.
    WSJ, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Some locals approached them gingerly to chat, already seemingly adjusted to their presence, while little kids ran forward, fascinated.
    Saeed Shah, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The bill also proposes a 3% surtax on the wealthiest Americans with adjusted income above $5 million a year.
    Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The bill also proposed a 3% surtax on wealthier Americans with adjusted income beyond $5 million a year.
    Lisa Mascaro, Darlene Superville and Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The Rams lead the NFL in adjusted net yards per pass attempt at 9.2.
    Adam Burke Vsin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021
  • On an adjusted basis, Gilead logged a gain of 69 cents a share.
    Denny Jacob, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The judges agreed and adjusted Chiles’ score by 0.1, which gave her the bronze medal over Barbosu.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The adjusted routine didn't take much getting used to at all.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The adjusted loss in the fourth quarter will be 35 to 55 cents a share, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
    Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • With an adjusted hip-to-waist ratio, these jeans will hug your curves with no gaping at the waist.
    Emily Cieslak, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • This led to a 28% y-o-y decline in the adjusted net income to $2.8 billion.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 May 2022
  • That’s up from adjusted net income of $4.50 per share the prior year.
    Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The company has guided for adjusted EPS to be over $2.75 in Q2.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The judges agreed and adjusted Chiles’ score by 0.1, which was enough to surpass Barbosu and Maneca-Voinea.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Instead, we are taxed on our adjusted gross income, as Mr. Heller points out.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The adjusted census data shows that the current Poway map is still balanced.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2021
  • That month, the non-adjusted average price of gas across California was $4.48, 1 cent short of the record set just a month prior in June.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
  • There are two measurements: the unadjusted pay gap and the adjusted pay gap.
    Cathrin Stickney, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Sportsbooks pay 8% of adjusted revenue from in-person gambling and 10% of mobile revenue in fees to the state.
    Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Analysts polled by FactSet are looking for adjusted earnings of $3.78 a share for the year.
    Dean Seal, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
  • New format for choosing shows: This year's selections are based on an adjusted set of rules.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2022
  • May’s gain translates to a 0.4% drop in spending on an adjusted basis, according to the report.
    Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 30 June 2022
  • Stripping out one-time charges, adjusted earnings were 12 cents a share, below the 52 cents a share expected by Wall Street.
    Will Feuer, WSJ, 4 May 2022
  • With the voucher, her portion would be no more than 40 percent of her monthly adjusted income.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Lexi’s new owners were a nice family; their children seemed well loved and well adjusted.
    Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Red light does not affect night vision the same way as other lights, allowing your eyes to remain adjusted to the darkness.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2024
  • From there, the search moved to the Pomeroy adjusted efficiency ratings, to locate the most effective offenses in the land.
    oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2022
  • His adjusted quarterback rating has been below 25 the last two weeks.
    Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2022

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