How to Use adaptation in a Sentence
adaptation
noun
- The film is an adaptation of a book of the same title.
- His stage adaptation of the novel was a success.
- The insect's evolutionary adaptations enable it to be almost invisible even when sitting in the middle of a leaf.
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One of the key changes in the screen adaptation is the absence of the clones.
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ELLE,
29 July 2022
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And in the adaptation, that might as well still be the case.
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Samantha Nelson,
The Verge,
29 June 2018
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The height of the crown, the height of the branches, is also a part of that adaptation.
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Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
15 July 2022
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There are some changes from the book, as with any adaptation.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Mar. 2022
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There have been many adaptations of this beloved book over the decades.
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The Economist,
30 Dec. 2019
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At one point, Steve Carell was lined up to star in a movie adaptation.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2022
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Close your eyes for a few minutes, to speed up their adaptation to the dark.
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New York Times,
16 Nov. 2021
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That was seen in my adaptation [to life in the Premier League], which was very fast.
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SI.com,
10 Sep. 2017
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In 2022, the film adaptation premiered and roughly follows the plot of the games.
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Keith Langston,
Peoplemag,
10 Aug. 2024
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Who would star as you in the film adaptation of your life story?
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Jane Larkworthy,
The Cut,
26 June 2018
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Loyal fans know the singer has been in London to film the movie adaptation of Cats.
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Glamour,
2 Apr. 2019
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Marvel movies, the video game adaptation feels out of place.
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Jason Schreier,
Bloomberg.com,
4 Sep. 2020
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And this is just the tip of the tip of this innovation and adaptation iceberg.
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Matt Beane,
Wired,
8 June 2020
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Though perhaps the most talked about moment in the blockbuster book, it was left out of the film adaptation.
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Emily Atkin,
The New Republic,
21 May 2018
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Lilly Collins will play Kendall in the film adaptation.
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Alexis Jones,
Marie Claire,
3 May 2019
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As with most adaptations, changes occur on the long road towards the small screen.
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refinery29.com,
9 July 2018
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This will be our sixth adaptation of true story in a row.
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al,
20 Mar. 2022
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In 2014, a play adaptation launched in London’s West End.
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Emily Yahr,
Washington Post,
25 May 2023
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Now an adaptation of the musical is coming to the big screen.
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Abby Gardner,
Glamour,
12 Dec. 2019
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How involved were the subjects of the stories in these adaptations?
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Dan Snierson,
EW.com,
22 Jan. 2020
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News of the feature adaptation comes during a busy week for the sisters.
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Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 June 2024
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Can watching a screen adaptation of a book help children learn to do this?
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Washington Post,
26 Aug. 2021
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Ha is best known for her role in the Halo live-action adaptation.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
16 Aug. 2024
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This is a very faithful adaptation of Anne Rice’s books.
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Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2023
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This narrative will be familiar to fans of the X-Men film adaptations from the aughts.
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Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
16 May 2023
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An adaptation of his 2019 crime feature of the same name, the series has been renewed for a second season after debuting on the streamer this spring.
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J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2024
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The adaptation is one of several projects that the legendary Matrix co-director is currently involved in, according to a Friday interview with Autostraddle.
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James Factora,
Them,
11 Oct. 2024
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