How to Use evolve in a Sentence

evolve

verb
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  • Her company has evolved from a hobby into a thriving business.
  • Some flowers have evolved remarkable means of insect pollination.
  • The faster it is deployed, the less time the virus has to evolve.
    — Melody Schreiber, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
  • How did the look of the masks evolve over the course of production?
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2022
  • Xavier also had to evolve over the course of the season.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 5 May 2021
  • That culture needs to evolve and change to say the least.
    — Allure, 20 Mar. 2022
  • The project seemed to evolve alongside the city itself.
    — Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The neocortex is the newest part of the brain to evolve.
    — Tim Childers, Popular Mechanics, 16 Nov. 2020
  • As the code words evolve, the goal posts move right along with them.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 29 June 2021
  • Did the big man have to evolve because of the way the game was being played?
    — USA Today, 22 Apr. 2021
  • How has the concept of this cannabis cafe evolved over time?
    — Grace Bukunmi, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Has the role changed at all or evolved during that process?
    — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2023
  • But over the last three years the menu has continued to evolve.
    — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018
  • How has your approach to business evolved over the years?
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The use of police dogs can evolve with the times by sticking with the jobs dogs do best.
    — Dewitt Lacy, CNN, 28 May 2021
  • One of the strengths is that these measurements have not evolved.
    — The Atlantic, 6 June 2018
  • Saru had to learn to shed his species' innate fear to evolve.
    — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 15 Oct. 2020
  • And in the ways that memes evolve, some go through a second stage of edits.
    — Michael Price, Science | AAAS, 22 May 2018
  • All that’s clear is that the rooftop solar program needs to evolve.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Yarbrough said the team’s plan will continue to evolve.
    — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 2 July 2020
  • My leg burned from snake proteins that had evolved to cause pain.
    — Kyle Dickman, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • Think of it as a sign that the painters at this arts center continue to evolve.
    — Mike Giuliano, baltimoresun.com, 6 June 2019
  • That's lost time in a non-election year for a new host to evolve their style.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • And there are some things that are evolving in the right direction.
    — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Emil was a true gentleman with a heart of gold and evolved spirit.
    — courant.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • In some ways, the politics haven't evolved much since then.
    — Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2020
  • All of which suggests that beer tastes have also evolved.
    — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • The event that turns 65 this year has evolved … sort of.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 July 2018
  • And that social norm is just something that’s evolved over time.
    — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The true question is how this virus might or might not evolve to bring about a fresh surge of cases.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023

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