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How to use the word well-adjusted in a Sentence?

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Importantly, however, we know that not all shy children are alike, and that many shy children grow up to be well-adjusted adults.

Kristie Poole

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Unfortunately, we were n’t able to follow up on the plans that we had made after our wedding to come back and visit because she had passed away, but we did get a nice, wonderful dinner and her support before that happened. She’s just a huge person in all of our lives. And I think part of the reason that we’re well-adjusted or that we still get along is that we had her. I do n’t know if you call it old school or just classy or caring. But she was just a wonderful person to have had as somebody that you can look up to. And, by example, try to become.

Christopher Knight

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

That notice means death to me. i came all the way here for a better life and my family is well adjusted to life in Canada. To think we’re going to be separated, it breaks my heart.

Taegun Kim

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

It also flies in the face of overwhelming evidence that children being raised by same-sex parents are just as healthy and well-adjusted as those with different-sex parents. At a time when so many children in foster care need loving homes, it is sickening to think that a child would be taken from caring parents who planned to adopt.

Chad Griffin

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We hope every player competing at the championships will play at least one competitive week of tennis during those three weeks, we have created the opportunity and we hope all the players will come here well-rested, well-prepared and well-adjusted to compete on grass.

Philip Brook

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I do take it away with me, and I'm sure I do suffer from trauma. But I feel as though I'm pretty well adjusted, i do think that the more I cover war, the luckier I feel. I was born in the U.S.... in Connecticut of all places, and so I think it's very important to not forget that.

Lynsey Addario

Found on CNN
9 years ago

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

J. Krishnamurti

added by anonymous
14 years ago

The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.

Jean Kerr

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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