MODIFICATION in a Sentence

Learn MODIFICATION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

12 example sentences for MODIFICATION, such as:

1. I intend no modification of my hope.
2. The traveller told her story, with slight modifications.
3. We've made one or two modifications to the original design.
4. Skinner was the psychologist who popularized behavior modification.
5. He clearly argues that modification is possible but also argues that it occurs within limits.

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 Meanings and Examples of MODIFICATION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
modification
 n.  act of modifying, or state of being modified; modified form or condition; a change
Classic Sentence:
1  These six months are a modification: the rule says all the year, but this drugget chemise, intolerable in the heat of summer, produced fevers and nervous spasms.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—THE OBEDIENCE OF MARTIN VERGA
2  Beauchamp looked at Albert with the smile which was so peculiar to him, and which in its numerous modifications served to express every varied emotion of his mind.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 78. We hear From Yanina.
3  The traveller told her story, with slight modifications.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHER
Example Sentence:
1  The proposal for genetic modification involves to insert a fluorescent protein into the virus.
2  The proposal for genetic modification involves inserting a fluorescent protein into the virus.
3  He clearly argues that modification is possible but also argues that it occurs within limits.
4  Although the extremes of body modification have been made more popular in our culture, it has been done for hundreds of years, and ear piercing is one of its oldest kinds.
5  I intend no modification of my hope.
6  Skinner was the psychologist who popularized behavior modification.
7  Another scientist might have proposed a modification in the optical theory governing the operation of the telescopes used in the investigation.
8  This technique is applicable to a wide variety of crops, but some modifications may be necessary to accommodate the peculiarities of each type.
9  We've made one or two modifications to the original design.