How to Use alteration in a Sentence

alteration

noun
  • They did a good job on the dress alteration.
  • He made alterations in his will.
  • There should be no tugging or pulling, no need for alteration.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021
  • One alteration: The salad bar has been replaced with boxed salads.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The change marks the first alteration in season structure since 1978.
    Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Destiny 2 launched its next Episode, Revenant, with a new alteration to its storytelling.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Even alterations don’t offer relief from the feeling that nothing will ever be right about a certain garment.
    Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
  • On awards day, celebrity requests are timely assistance with bow ties and alterations to shoes, dresses, bags, and cuff links for their red carpet moment.
    Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The biggest concern for frogs and toads in Wisconsin remains habitat loss and alteration, Badje said.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The most significant alteration would be the rebuilding of the elevated catwalk leading to the chapel.
    Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2021
  • We’re used to the idea, from science fiction, that even small alterations to the past can change the present for the worse.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The wait for finished alterations: 4-6 weeks and worth it.
    Jane Herman, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
  • For its part, Jeep made alterations to the support structure of the front bumper.
    Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
  • Unlike the brief 2001 alteration, this one is here to stay.
    Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2022
  • In some ways, the alterations changed the narrative of the grand artwork.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • Swift's made a few alterations to the Eras Tour setlist throughout its run.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
  • Given the chance to write her own version of this scene, Sloane made a few alterations.
    Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Now researchers can begin to look for alterations in the DNA.
    Laura Ungar, ajc, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The crash led to alterations in train service on the Rockport line late Sunday.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • Fortunately, that one alteration near the end of the song worked, and Huff flew it into the rest of the single.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2024
  • As a result, the league banned any alterations to uniforms no matter the theme night.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Fittings, alterations and the staffing needed to pull it all off is a tricky business.
    Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • But her respect for the uniform didn’t hold back some alterations.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The current need to cool summer flows is a symptom the dam’s profound alteration of the ecosystem.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
  • Save for adding another door to the bedroom, alterations to the room weren’t needed.
    Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
  • Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove.
    cleveland, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Then, the landlord must approve of the alteration, and both parties can decide who will handle the cost.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2024
  • In that first alteration, the website moved Biden's hand onto Parnes' breast, and added a bottle of liquor to Biden's pocket.
    Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 20 May 2021
  • Which means any alterations to the neutral-site model would likely come in the early 2030s.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • With the ziplining scene, another alteration was made to the dress.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Jan. 2023

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