How to Use altered in a Sentence

altered

adjective
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  • Tuesday will be the first full day the the altered rules will be in effect.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 4 May 2021
  • In my altered state, the prairie dog has come back to half-life and is taunting me.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The altered version cuts her off mid-sentence and plays the audio of the boy yelling.
    — Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2021
  • The altered version of the interlude is now the second verse on the new song.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
  • Now the conservancy hopes the cows will do the same to the altered landscape.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The altered bill would have to return to the House before going to Biden's desk.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2021
  • For both sides in this grinding war, respite is sought in an altered state.
    — Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Even in his altered state of mind, Chandra warned the rescue team, Ty was fit.
    — Washington Post, 30 June 2022
  • Aldean is not the first artist to upload an altered version of a music video to YouTube.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 26 July 2023
  • The post appears to use an altered version of a CDC graphic from 2016.
    — Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
  • With the altered lineup and McAvoy’s two penalties, Orlov played 26:03 (four shots, two hits).
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
  • This includes the effects of the altered lighting around us.
    — S. Dev, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The altered version of the hashtag has 1.9 million views, according to the app.
    — Ben Goggin, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The idea was just not to feel altered, not to manipulate.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The Nine Network used the altered image as part of a graphic for its evening news bulletin.
    — Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The freedom songs that became the soundtrack for the movement were gospel hymns with altered lyrics that spoke to the power of protest.
    — Erica Armstrong Dunbar, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Anosmia is the loss of smell; dysgeusia is an altered sense of taste.
    — USA Today, 18 May 2020
  • The altered video clip in the Scalise video came from a July interview between Barkan and Biden.
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Neither of us had been there in nearly a decade and couldn’t believe the altered landscape.
    — Molly Young, Vulture, 12 July 2021
  • And many of the jobs lost during the pandemic no longer make sense in the altered, post-pandemic world.
    — Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 28 June 2021
  • Even those with altered flights due to the Max grounding have remained loyal.
    — Andrea Leinfelder, ExpressNews.com, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Prosecutors say he was paid with altered checks stolen from the mail.
    — The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The altered self-portrait was one of 93 works selected from around the country.
    — Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The spark for this latest outburst, according to Betts, has been his altered approach at the top of the lineup.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022
  • When all the stars were in place, the staffer removed the American flag, revealing the altered beer can flag display.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2023
  • So the changes to the post-credits scene might not have anything to do with the altered launch schedule — if these claims are accurate.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The city’s altered acoustics are one result of near-constant bombardment since the summer, and by far the most present: The thuds and blasts echo for miles.
    — Natalia Yermak, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • For all its faults, the show’s altered version of Wesker played by Lance Reddick actually was one of the best aspects of the show.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • Since the pair began dating last year, Swift has frequently given nods to the Chiefs' player on tour in altered lyrics to her songs and doing the archer pose, with Kelce typically being in the audience at her shows.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • As a result, strategists have updated their outlooks throughout 2024 to reflect the altered conditions.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024

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