How to Use alter in a Sentence

alter

verb

• I'll need to have the dress altered before the wedding.
• This one small event altered the course of history.
• He altered his will to leave everything to his sister.
• Alcohol can alter a person's mood.
• The place has altered in the 10 years since I left.
• So my aim is to reset our assessment of what got us here, with the hope that a clearer perspective can help alter where we’re headed.
  — Scott Galloway, Time, 27 Sep. 2022
• Alcohol is a depressant that can alter the serotonin levels in the brain which help regulate mood.
  — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2022
• If true, that would demonstrate that a collision with a probe can alter an asteroid’s trajectory.
  — WIRED, 27 Sep. 2022
• For one, new platforms must decide how realistic avatars can be, and how much freedom users are given to alter their appearances.
  — Oscar Holland, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022
• Evan Flood discussed how Graham Mertz can alter the narrative of his career on Saturday night.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2022
• So the court’s decision to issue warrants may not significantly alter the situation.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
• Despite a number of unexpected circumstances altering her budget and availability, that didn’t stop her from seeing the potential in the room.
  — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
• Mutations that alter the structure of the binding site render monoclonal antibodies useless.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
• The crew specialize in personalized service and have the expertise and flexibility to alter your itinerary when needed.
  — Emmanuel Burgio, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
• De’Aaron Fox’s plans for the All-Star break have been altered.
  — Jason Jones, sacbee, 14 Feb. 2018
• On the ground, flakes alter every day, with the air, wind, and sun.
  — Juliana Hanle, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2019
• The acidic vinegar alters the color as the egg sits in the dye.
  — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2023
• Not a word can be changed, cut, added, not a scene can be altered.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2023
• The scheme changes and the vision for each player gets altered.
  — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• The club have not altered his release clause in any way.
  — SI.com, 29 June 2018
• Maybe the next great coach looms to alter a program’s course.
  — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2021
• All this could be altered by a flick of a switch from Labour’s Corbyn.
  — Henry Porter, The Hive, 13 July 2017
• All these new dams could do far more than alter the flow of streams.
  — Sharon Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2022
• But one bad start won’t alter the Rangers’ desire to keep Darvish long-term.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 4 July 2017
• That none of us should have the right to change or alter history in any way.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024
• The wind tunnel and the freefalls didn’t alter their performance.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2022
• But this year’s could alter what thousands of students learn and who will teach them in the years to come.
  — oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2023
• That did not alter the nature of her job, or her approach to it.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 June 2021
• Genie+’s launch, though Disney may alter this list in the future.
  — Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2021
• But rain isn't the only thing that alters the earth beneath roads.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024