How to Use transformative in a Sentence

transformative

adjective
  • And the last year of my life has been very transformative in this role.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 7 July 2023
  • There’s no denying the transformative power of the right area rug in a room.
    Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • For him and for his colleagues, the pay hike will be transformative.
    Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The Detroit riots of 1967 were a transformative event for your band and your city.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2024
  • But that’s not to say that a truly transformative deal is off the table.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2023
  • This is a transformative moment in the game here in this country.
    Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The 2018 introduction of the IQ Probe was a transformative event.
    IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024
  • But to make the deal even sweeter, be sure to click the on-site coupon to save an extra 20 percent on this set of transformative packing cubes.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2023
  • At the heart of this phenomenon lies the transformative power of NFTs.
    Kyle Russell, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Nowhere has the war in Ukraine been more challenging or transformative than in Germany.
    Roger Cohen, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Has your conviction about the transformative power of music changed over the years?
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The selection of Thompson marks the beginning of a new and transformative chapter for CNN.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Witness the transformative power of Pet Essences Seizure Drops and help your beloved companions lead a more serene and balanced life.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Ralph has long believed in the transformative power of the arts and used her fame to connect with and uplift her community.
    Evette Dionne, SELF, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Google argued that Google Books was transformative fair use and prevailed.
    IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2024
  • But these arguments for a transformative way of thinking about heritage can hold true for other places around the world.
    Catherine Bennett, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The feeling of hiking in the shadows of these behemoths is transformative.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Of course, the environment plays a defining role in the trip’s potential to be transformative.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The remaining seven of the 10-episode season likely won’t be transformative or strike a different tone than the first three.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
  • In other words, for art to be transformative, artists need something to transform—perhaps something out of their own heads.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2023
  • In the wake of this firing and hiring, a transformative shift occurred in the dynamics of my role and, more significantly, in the essence of my well-being.
    Drew Silverstein, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Now, when so many have moved on to normalcy, these students explain how the pandemic left a transformative mark on their high school years.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
  • Aligning yourself with the different phases of the moon can be a transformative practice.
    Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • While diligent effort has its place, knowing when to step back from the grindstone and sniff out other options can be transformative.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The cost of reaching this goal is relatively small, but its impacts will be transformative in the lives of many Africans and communities.
    Akinwumi Adesina, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Winning state or even winning a state semifinal game could be transformative for the program.
    Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Over the past few decades, our laptops, phones, and other devices have been the place where transformative technologies become tools that people trust and rely on.
    Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Adopting any fitness regimen can be transformative, and that’s certainly been the case for many OTF die-hards.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
  • This song was written (and now released) during a transformative period of my life.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Although in the long term the internet was indeed transformative, in the short term many projects came to nothing, and swathes of Silicon Valley companies went bust.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024

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