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.
• The use of melatonin did not alter the frequency or form of bowel movement.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• Slight shifts are expected to continue as the storm nears land, which could alter its path by 5 to 10 miles.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
• But many musicals and shows are hoping to alter that by producing more works by and featuring artists of color.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
• Nor has the effectiveness of certain smells or lighting in altering pain perception in felines been tested.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
• His newfound creative freedom hasn’t only benefited the music, but has altered his perspective, too.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2024
• Such measures have done little to alter the aging trend line, as fertility rates have plunged and many countries have resisted large-scale immigration plans.
  — Hikari Hida, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2023
• Therapists can help people alter their habits if compulsively engaging in any of these behaviors adversely affects their lives or health.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
• Its stimulating properties will refresh the senses and the scalp and alter the quality of your hair in an amazingly positive manner.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
• Heller has little hope Florida will alter its spending priorities or Bright Futures.
  — Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2022
• The app has more than 151 million monthly active users right now, which gives Google a great incentive not to alter the Waze experience too much.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Dec. 2022
• Wildlife experts say most coyote aggression toward humans stems from people providing the animals with food, which can drastically alter their behavior.
  — Jenna Russell, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2023
• 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

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024