READJUST in a Sentence

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For READJUST, below is one of 14 sentences:
Freddy Malins' left hand accepted the glass mechanically, his right hand being engaged in the mechanical readjustment of his dress.

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 Meanings and Examples of READJUST
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
readjust
 v.  adjust again after an initial failure
Classic Sentence:
1  I turned frantically to the Time Machine, and strove hard to readjust it.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In III
2  In the end, wisely and carefully we shall readjust the balance of animal and vegetable life to suit our human needs.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  She paused to readjust the bottle to the child's bubbling mouth.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 13
4  That was the secret of his way of readjusting her vision.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 5
5  It fluttered the skirts of the two women and kept them for a while engaged in adjusting, readjusting, tucking in, securing hair-pins and hat-pins.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In VII
6  Such as she are rare here, he thought, as Natasha, readjusting a rose that was slipping on her bodice, settled herself beside him.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XVII
7  She looked at herself in profile and readjusted a hairpin above her ear.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE BOARDING HOUSE
8  He readjusted himself in the saddle and touched up his horse to ride once more round his hussars.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XIII
9  Freddy Malins' left hand accepted the glass mechanically, his right hand being engaged in the mechanical readjustment of his dress.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE DEAD
Example Sentence:
1  You need to readjust your attitude.
2  I can understand why astronauts find it difficult to readjust to life on earth.
3  The driver's seat is too high,I have to readjust it.
4  After moving back to America, he had to readjust.
5  The next few weeks will be a period of readjustment.