How to Use change in a Sentence

change

1 of 2 verb
Definition of changenext
Synonyms for changenext
  • The leaves change color from green to red in the fall.
  • The town has changed little in recent years.
  • France has changed its monetary unit from the franc to the euro.
  • These events have changed me in my attitude to life.
  • She changed her name when she got married.
  • He changed from an optimist to a pessimist.
  • Their relationship seems to have changed for the better.
  • You can't change human nature.
  • Choose to change your looks or don’t—the point is, the choice is yours.
    — Sarah Wu, Glamour, 16 Sep. 2019
  • That has to change from the inside to change on the outside.
    — Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Just be ready to change your plans if the weather gets in the way.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2021
  • There are things that have to evolve and change for the medium.
    — Marah Eakin, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Artists come in and want to change things or do new things.
    — New York Times, 9 June 2022
  • Par is 71 on the course, though that is subjec to change.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2023
  • That doesn’t mean that’s the finish line and things won’t change.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 13 July 2020
  • The problem is that the nature of trust can change over time.
    — Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Kanai did not know then that so much would change over the next six months.
    — Kerry Flynn, CNN, 15 Aug. 2020
  • The trends may have changed, but the love certainly has not!
    — Jasmine Grant, Essence, 16 Sep. 2019
  • All these things can change around me, but Joe is still Joe.
    — Jessica Leon, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The value system does not change, even as the stakes rise.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
  • This is not going to change anything for the sport overnight.
    — Mike Hume, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
  • But with four days to go, a lot can change between now and then.
    — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2020
  • But thanks to the efforts of those brave enough to speak on it, that’s changing.
    — Terrell Jermaine Starr, The Root, 17 May 2018
  • Stick around long enough and styles of music will change.
    — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 14 June 2018
  • Stay adaptable and open to change to lead the way in setting new trends.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
  • And then all of us have to adjust when the airlines change their rules at whim.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But again, that data is likely to change in the weeks ahead.
    — Helena Oliviero, ajc, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Not every part of the country is changing at the same rate.
    — Umair Irfan, Vox, 24 May 2019
  • No drugs have yet been approved that change the course of Alzheimer’s.
    — Esther Landhuis, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2021
  • The man, 27, had climbed the roof to access his former apartment as the locks had been changed.
    — cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
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change

2 of 2 noun
  • We've had to make a slight change in the schedule.
  • We need to make some changes in the system.
  • The years have brought many changes to the town's economy.
  • We've been so busy that a quiet day at home was a welcome change.
  • Many voters believe that it's time for a change.
  • We eat at home a lot, so dining out sometimes is a nice change.
  • There has been little if any change in her daily routine.
  • You shouldn't be afraid of change. Change is a natural part of life.
  • Have you got change for a $10 bill?
  • The thieves stole $10 from a bag of change that had been in one of the cars.
    — cleveland, 10 Feb. 2022
  • In essence, the Court isn't saying 'no' to the name change.
    — Serena Sonoma, Teen Vogue, 11 July 2018
  • And for dairy farmers, the time change throws off the cows, too.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2020
  • That change would be progress, and the details of the bill bear out why.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2019
  • For the past year, changes have been in the roof and the lobby, not just on stage.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2019
  • Teams and drivers need to learn about how the track changes.
    — Michael Knight, azcentral, 7 Mar. 2020
  • But the rowhouse stood near the heart of a coming change.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 12 July 2018
  • The state’s future hinges on more growth and more change.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Jan. 2022
  • The change left the festival with a bunch of food — but no one to eat it.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 7 Mar. 2020
  • New exhaust tips and taillights are the main change points at the rear.
    — Malcolm Gunn, courant.com, 28 June 2018
  • So let the other guys blow the key moments for a change.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The card, of course, in wrestling is always subject to change.
    — Dan Gelston, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The change in pace makes sense in the middle of a pandemic.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 21 Aug. 2020
  • The pace of change had become an issue in the past five or six years.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • That project is from the Huntsville’s Bike Plan from 2006 that, Madsen says, has seen changes over the years.
    — Bran Strickland | , al, 10 July 2023
  • How will the landscape change between now and March 5th?
    — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Does this change have anything to do with the Trump campaign?
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • One more round and his next wardrobe change might be a green jacket.
    — Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Perhaps there was a sort of comfort in that lack of change.
    — Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2022
  • That change would force painful cuts elsewhere in the package.
    — Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri, ajc, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The effects of climate change are being felt all over the world.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023

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