How to Use improvement in a Sentence

improvement

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  • They spent the money on new kitchen cabinets and other home improvements.
  • I've noticed a significant improvement in your work since the spring.
  • The editor made some improvements to the article before it was printed.
  • Doctors were amazed by the sudden improvement in her medical condition.
  • There isn’t much of a window to feel a sense of improvement.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 22 July 2024
  • Joyner appeared to acknowledge some room for improvement on that front.
    — Peter Sullivan, Axios, 23 July 2024
  • Still room for improvement then, but Danaher is heading in the right direction.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 July 2024
  • When the polls come, expect to see some improvement in Biden’s numbers — not a huge shift, but something measurable.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
  • Truman Road is a main fairway in one of Kansas City’s improvement districts.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
  • According to coaches, the county is deep with several teams who finished around .500 last year, poised for improvement.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
  • Currently commissioners are in discussion about further increasing the fees to pay for more road improvements.
    — Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2024
  • This new model also includes several hardware and design improvements based on user feedback, including a new 8-inch screen.
    — Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
  • Those improvements have been instrumental in motivating workers, keeping them in the fold, and improving the high turnover rate that plagues the customer service industry as a whole.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 June 2024
  • The money, according to city documents, is to be used for public improvements in Mira Mesa as identified by the community.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
  • Despite what seemed like obvious improvements, Sondheim remained unconvinced.
    — Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
  • Nolan said there have been improvements with the noise.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • If the three-point improvement is real, Carter has a chance to be one of the best players to come out of the 2024 Draft.
    — David Wilson, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
  • The one Olympic improvement locals welcome is a new bridge that will connect to the beach in front of Chopes.
    — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The Suns lost to the Nuggets in the second round and went into the offseason looking to make improvements.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 18 June 2023
  • There is indeed room for improvement over the remaining six years of the 2020s, both on the charts and beyond.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 29 Nov. 2023
  • That small change is already an improvement from their life back in Nicaragua.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The new owners plan improvements for some of the properties.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 24 June 2023
  • Young and Tomlinson both showed improvement in the workout against the Raiders.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • There is no exact timeline for completion, but the city hopes to finish improvements by the end of the year.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The violent crime rate reached a 15-year high in Seattle last year, though the city is on track for a modest improvement this year.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The supply side of the economy has driven the improvement.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
  • The union is seeking guardrails on the use of AI, higher wages and raises and improvement to benefits.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The pill is meant to be taken for just two weeks, and the companies say many patients start to see improvement quickly.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Ready your home improvement list and get the lowdown on how to save big with our list of this year’s Black Friday home and furniture sales.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Sure, room for improvement in the name Pepsi Colachup, but that’s neither here nor there.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 30 June 2023

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